Question

Eventhough sunlight and water are natural
resources ,sunlight is considered as an
inexhaustible resource whereas water an
exhaustible resource. Give reason

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

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.

Can sunlight get exhausted by human activities?ExplanationSunlight 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

it is not necessary that every natural resource is inexhaustible because there are some natural resource that have limited quantity like that of water..by the continuous consumption by living organisms it is getting replenished..while sunlight doesn't..

other examples of exhaustible natural resources can be fossil fuels which have too limited quantity but still a natural resource