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Read the following paragraph and answer the question given below: The input of solar energy supplies 99% of the energy needed to heat the earth and all the buildings on it. How is this possible? Most people think of solar energy in terms of direct heat from the sun. However, broadly defined, solar energy includes direct energy from the sun as well as a number of indirect forms of energy produced by this direct input. Major indirect forms of solar energy include wind, hydropower and biomass-solar energy converted to chemical energy in trees, plants and other organic matter. It can be inferred from the passage that the author most likely believes which of the following about solar energy?