Question

: Classify the following resources exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources:
wind, petroleum, coal, natural gas, sunlight, forests, water, minerals.
(A) Exhaustible: petroleum, coal, natural gas, forests, minerals, water.
      Inexhaustible: wind, sunlight
(B) Exhaustible: petroleum, coal, natural gas, forests, minerals.
      Inexhaustible: wind, sunlight, water.
(C) Exhaustible: petroleum, coal, natural gas, forests, minerals, water.
      Inexhaustible: sunlight, water, minerals.
(D Exhaustible: petroleum, coal, natural gas, forests, minerals, water.
     Inexhaustible: sunlight, water.

Answer 1

Hint: Resources are the sources of supply or support generally held in reserve. It includes useful information, valuable services and essential materials. Natural resources are nothing but natural occurring resources of the biosphere, which can support and sustain life.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us see about exhaustible and inexhaustible resources.
> Exhaustible resources: It's an organic natural resource that can, either through natural activity or other naturally recurring processes. It's the largest component of Earth's ecosphere. An exhaustible natural resource is one that can be eliminated by human activity. The passenger pigeon and the dodo bird are two examples. They were food sources until humans killed the last ones.
> Inexhaustible resources: Resources that can't be replaced again after utilization. They are formed over very long geological periods. Rate of formation is extremely slow, it can't be renewed easily. A forest is an example of an inexhaustible resource, but only if we assume proper management. If occasional rainfall does not stop, and if the climate does not change much, and if a reasonable number of trees are harvested, the forest might last for thousands of years, but that is not guaranteed.
From the above list:-
- Exhaustible natural resources are petroleum, coal, natural gas, forest and minerals.
- Inexhaustible natural resources are wind, sunlight and water.
Therefore, option B is the required answer.

Note: Exhaustible natural resources are also called non renewable resources while inexhaustible are also called renewable resources of energy.