Question

A natural resource that has an inherent capacity to replenish is called
(a) Renewable resource
(b) Non-renewable resource
(c) Exhaustible resource
(d) Inexhaustible resource

Answer 1

Hint: The largest components in the ecosystem that are produced naturally even after the usage and consumption include sunlight, air, water, etc. nowadays this energy source is used for human uses like the production of electricity via hydropower projects, windmills, etc.

Complete answer:
The resources that are available naturally in the ecosystem and are replenished again after the consumption and usage are called renewable resources. They will get renewed as long as the earth lives. Sunlight, wind, water, etc are examples of renewable resources. If any resource is not replenished after the usage and consumption, they are called non- renewable resources like coal, petrol, etc.

Additional information:
- In the ecosphere, renewable resources are the largest components. Water is an example of a renewable resource if its usage is controlled according to temperature, treatment, and release. If not, water may turn into non-renewable resources in that particular area.
- One of the important problems in the present- day that enhance water resources to become non- renewable sources is water pollution caused by human activity.
- Resources that are very limited and are completely used by humans for various purposes are called exhaustible resources. In order to replenish, they take several million years. Examples: coal and petrol.
- Resources that are produced naturally even after human consumption and usage are called inexhaustible resources. Examples: water and air.
So, the correct answer is ‘(a) Renewable resources’.

Note:
- Exhaustible and inexhaustible resources come under renewable resources and non- renewable resources respectively.
- Nowadays renewable resources are used for many purposes and are one of the largest used resources on the earth. renewable resources like sunlight are used to produce electricity in the form of solar energy by using solar plates and wind is also used to produce electricity in the form of wind energy by using windmills.