Differentiate between exhaustible and inexhaustible resources with examples.

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Exhaustible resources: These are natural resources that are available in limited quantities. These resources take millions of years to form and hence once depleted cannot be replenished.
Inexhaustible resources: These are natural resources that are available in unlimited quantities. Since their substrates are available in unlimited quantities, they are never depleted despite being utilized innumerable times.
Exhaustible resources
Inexhaustible resources
These are available in limited quantities. These are available in unlimited quantities.
These take millions of years to form. These may take less time than exhaustible resources to form.
These can exhaust due to human activities if not used wisely. These will not exhaust despite innumerable usage by human activities.
Examples: Coal, Petrol, Natural gas, etc. Examples: Sunlight, Water, Air, etc.

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Exhaustible resources	Inexhaustible resources
These are available in limited quantities.	These are available in unlimited quantities.
These take millions of years to form.	These may take less time than exhaustible resources to form.
These can exhaust due to human activities if not used wisely.	These will not exhaust despite innumerable usage by human activities.
Examples: Coal, Petrol, Natural gas, etc.	Examples: Sunlight, Water, Air, etc.