Classify resources into two groups on the basis of their exhaustibility
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Resources can be classified into renewable and non-renewable resources based on their exhaustibility.
Examples of non renewable resources are coal, crude oil etc.
Examples of renewable resources are air, water etc.
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(i) Renewable resources: “Renewable resources are the natural resources which can be used again and again or can be reproduced by physical, mechanical and chemical processes.” Solar energy, air, water and soil are some of the renewable resources of energy.
(ii) Non-renewable resources: “Non renewable resources are the natural resources that cannot be replaced at all or within a reasonable time.” Fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are examples of non renewable resources. These resources are accumulated over millions of years. They are considered to be non-renewable resources because once they are used up, they are gone forever.