We know that fossil fuels are formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over millions of years. Since fossil fuels cannot be replenished by natural means at the same rate that it is consumed that’s why they are known as non-renewable sources of energy.

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Any natural resource from the Earth that exists in limited supply and can’t be replaced if it is used up or any natural resource that cannot be replenished by natural means at the same rate at which it is consumed is known as a non-renewable source of energy. For example, fossil fuels such as crude oil, coal, natural gas etc.

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Fossil fuels cannot be replenished by natural means at the same rate that it is consumed that’s why they are known as non-renewable sources of energy.

Q. Statement I: Fossil fuels are renewable sources of energy.
Statement II: Renewable sources are naturally replenished over time.

Q. Statement 1: Coal, petroleum and natural gas are called 'fossil fuels'.

Statement 2: Coal, petroleum and natural gas are formed as a result of decayed plants and animals being subjected to conditions of high temperature and pressure for a prolonged period of time.

Renewable source of energy is :

(a) coal (b) fossil fuels

Statement I : Fossil fuels are renewable sources of energy.
Statement II: Renewable sources are collected from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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