Question

Explain the type of resources based on exhaustible

Answer 1

Classify resources on the basis of exhaustibility?

The classification of resources on the basis of exhaustibility is :

(i)

Renewable Resources

- The resources that can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical & mechanical processes. For example solar, tidal and wind energy.

(ii)

Non - Renewable Resources

- They occur over a very long geological time, taking millions of years in their formation & get exhausted with their use.For eg.minerals, coal.