Question

Some natural resources are given in a box. Classify them into the exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources. air, coal, natural gas, sunlight, petroleum, minerals, forests, oxygen.

Answer 1

Exhaustible resources:-

• Exhaustible resources are the resources that get exhausted and replenishes after a long period.
• These types of resources are also called non-renewable resources.
• These resources are present in a limited amount only and can be used up if the rate of usage is more than the rate of formation.
• These are generally more expensive than the other types of resources, due to their limited supply.
• Exhaustible resources are coal, natural gas, petroleum, minerals, and forests.

Inexhaustible resources:-

• Exhaustible resources are the resources that are inexhausted and get replenished in a short period.
• These types of resources are also called renewable resources.
• These resources are present in unlimited amounts and can be used without finishing them as the rate of usage is less than the rate of formation.
• These are generally much less expensive as compared to exhaustible resources and are mostly natural resources.
• Inexhaustible resources are: Air, Oxygen, sunlight