Question

Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable resources.

Answer 1

Difference between renewable and non-renewable resources is summarised below:

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Basis}& \text{Renewable resources}& \text{Non-renewable resources:}\\ \text{Meaning}& \text{Renewable resources are those which can}& \text{Non-renewable resources are those which}\\ & \text{be used without the possiblitiy of the}& \text{get exhausted with extraction and use.}\\ & \text{resource becoming depleted or exhausted.}& \\ & \text{i.e. a continous supply of the resource}& \\ & \text{remains available.}& \\ \text{Example}& \text{Examples of renewable resources are the}& \text{Petroleum, coal etc.}\\ & \text{trees, water, sunlight, wind etc.}& \end{array}$