Question

A renewable exhaustible natural resource is?

• A. Forest
• B. Minerals
• C. Petroleum
• D. Coal

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Forest

The correct option is A

Explanation of correct option:

1. Every resource is exhaustible except solar, wind, tidal, wave, and thermal power. They are called inexhaustible resources.
2. Soil, water, forests, plants, animals, and the natural environment are exhaustible renewable resources as long as they are adequately monitored, protected, and conserved.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option B:

1. Minerals are generally solid, inorganic substances formed naturally by various geological processes over a long time.
2. They are created when the molten/liquid magma starts moving upward, towards the earth's surface, through cavities.
3. Example- zinc, copper, etc.
4. Therefore, they are non-renewable and exhaustible natural resources.

Option C:

1. Petroleum is formed when large quantities of dead organisms–primarily zooplankton and algae– get buried underneath sedimentary rocks and are subjected to intense heat and pressure.
2. This takes millions of years. Therefore petroleum is a non-renewable and exhaustible natural resource.

Option D:

1. Coal is formed from the remains of dead plants and animals by undergoing various biological & geological processes.
2. This has occurred over millions of years. Thus, it is non-renewable and an exhaustible natural resource.

Final answer

A renewable exhaustible natural resource is forest.