Assertion: Fossil fuels are exhaustible resources. Reason: Forests, wildlife, minerals, coal, petroleum natural gas etc. are examples of exhaustible resources. What is the the answer
Answers
Explanation:
Introduction
We use various materials for our basic needs. Some of them are found in nature and some have been made by human efforts.
Natural resources
Definition
The sources which are obtained from nature are called natural resources.
Types of natural resources
1. Inexhaustible natural resources
These sources are present in unlimited quantity in nature and are not likely to be exhausted by human activities.
Examples: Sunlight, air, etc.
2. Exhaustible natural resources
The amount of these resources in nature is limited, they can be exhausted by human activities.
Examples: Forests, coal, petroleum. minerals, wild life, natural gas, etc.
Booster 1
Can sunlight get exhausted by human activities?
Explanation
Sunlight is an ultimate source of energy available free of cost. It cannot be exhausted by human activities as it is produced by a natural process of fusion inside the sun. Due to this nuclear fusion extremely large amount of energy is produced which comes in the form of sunlight.