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Most sources of energy we use (such as heat, burning wood, etc.) come indirectly from the Sun. The two major exceptions are:* Radioactive materials, or materials from which we can get energy through nuclear fission (as well as fusion, once we learn to do that).

* Tidal energy - in this case, the energy comes from Earth's rotation.

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