Coal and petroleum are examples of _________ natural resources.

exhaustible

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inexhaustible

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renewable

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non-conventional

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The correct option is A
exhaustible

Coal and petroleum are examples of exhaustible natural resources. Resources which get exhausted and are not available in nature in plenty and are known as exhaustible natural resources. They take longer to get replenished. For example – coal, petroleum, forest, minerals, etc.

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