I believe the correct response would be A. The cumulative nature of science. How experimental evidence and ideas made by many scientists have accumulated and or built up to have a more understandable and or clear view of a particular scientific topic, and or principle.
I believe the answer is burning a candle
Solar: rays from the sun shine on solar pannels creating energy which is a renewable energy.
Water: water stored at a dam flows through turbines creating energy which is a renewable energy
Fossil fuels: fossil fuels are extracted from the ground the burned to create energy and this is a nonrenewable resource.
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The third reason helped Rutherford to discover the nucleus.