Question

Minerals need to be conserved because _________.

• A. They are infinite and non-renewable
• B. They are finite and renewable
• C. They are finite and non-renewable
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

They are finite and non-renewable

• Minerals are natural resources which are limited.
  
• If they are continuously mined and used they will get exhausted.
• The geological processes of mineral formation are so slow that the rate of replenishment is small in comparison to the present rates of consumption.