Question

A renewable exhaustible natural resource is
A. Petroleum
B. Minerals
C. Forest
D. Coal

Answer 1

Hint: The natural resource can be divided into exhaustible and inexhaustible resources. The inexhaustible resources are those resources which present unlimited quantity and cannot be completely vanished when used by human activities. Exhaustible are resources which are present in the limited quantity.

Complete answer:
The natural resources are supplied by nature which is used by humans for their survival to support life. However, as we hear about natural resources, we always think about the fossil fuel but ecosystem as well biodiversity is also a type of natural resource. There is a major source of energy which falls under the two categories that are renewable and non-renewable sources.
Non-renewable sources that cannot be readily replenished or replaced by naturally. These resources take longer time to be renewed or replenished once it’s used. For examples coal, nuclear oil, natural gas, etc.
Renewable resources are replenished or recycle the portion depleted naturally or by recurring process and take a short period as compared to non-renewable resources. The solar, wind, hydro (water), geothermal and biomass are the five major renewable resources of energy.
The petroleum, minerals and coal can be replaced but take longer time to re-generate once it’s used. The process of formation of petroleum and coal takes millions of years. Therefore these are a non-renewable exhaustible resource. Forest is the renewable exhaustible resource because it takes less time to grow plants and replenish in nature.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: Forest is used for many purposes like the need for wood, clearing forest for the construction of houses and industries, grazing of animals, etc. Another renewable exhaustible resource is soil, water, plants as long as they are conserved and protected.