Question

describe the types of resources Classified on the basis of exhaustibility

Answer 1

On the basis of exhaustibility resources can be classified as:

i. Renewable resources: The natural resources have unlimited stocks on the earth. It can be used again & again and they will never end after use are called renewable resources.

Example: solar energy, wind energy, air, water etc.......................

ii. Non renewable resources: The natural resources have a limited stocks on the earth surface. They takes millions of years to form and can end by the use are called non renewable resources.

Example : fossile fuel, minerals, natural gases and etc.............................

Answer 2

Answer:The resources which are composed of non-living things are called abiotic Resources such as rocks and metals.

• Resources are classified on the basis of origin as biotic and abiotic resources.
• The biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and have a life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock.

• Resources can also be classified on the basis of exhaustibility as Renewable Resources and Non-Renewable Resources.

• The resources which can be renewed by physical, chemical or mechanical processes are known as renewable/replenishable resources such as solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife.
• These renewable resources can be further divided into continuous or flow.
• Non-Renewable Resources occur over a very long geological time such as minerals and fossil fuels.
• They take millions of years in their formation.
• Some of the resources like metals are recyclable and some like fossil fuels cannot be recycled and get exhausted with their use.