Define the following terms (a) exhaustible natural resources. (b) inexhaustible natural resources. (c) Fossil fuel
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Exhaustible Resources - Exhaustible sources are those sources of energy, which will deplete and exhaust after a few hundred years. Coal, petroleum, etc., are the exhaustible sources of energy.
inexhaustible resources - Inexhaustible resources of energy are those sources, which will not exhaust in future. These are unlimited.
Fossil fuel - Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.
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Exhaustible natural resources -The resources which are present in the nature and can be depleted by human and other activities are called exhaustible natural resources . for eg:- coal , forests etc .
Inexhaustible natural resources-The natural resources which do not get exhausted by human and other activities are called inexhaustible natural resources . for eg:- sunlight , wind etc
Fossil fuel-The fuels which are formed by the decomposition of dead remains of plants and animals over millions of years are called fossil fuels . for eg:- coal , petroleum , natural gas .