Geothermal is the ____ energy contained in the rock and fluid that fills the fractures and pores within the rocks in the earth's crust.

Nuclear

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Heat

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Solution

The correct option is B Heat
Geothermal energy refers to the heat and electricity produced by using the heat from the interior of the Earth. Geothermal energy exists because, the Earth grows progressively hotter with increasing depth.

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