The fossil fuels, coal and petroleum are the examples of _________ natural resources.

Exhaustible

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Inexhaustible

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Renewable

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Vanished

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Solution

The correct option is A
Exhaustible

Coal and petroleum are examples of exhaustible natural resources. An exhaustible resource is one that is not replaceable, while an inexhaustible resource is replaceable. In other words, the resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not likely to be exhausted by human activities are known as inexhaustible natural resources. Sunlight, wind are considered to be inexhautible.

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