Question

Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:
(a) Renewable resources
(b) Reserve
(c) Community resources
(d) Non-renewable resources

Answer 1

Answer:

(d) non-renewable recources

Answer 2

(d) Non-renewable resources

Explanation:

• A non-renewable resource is a substance which is being used up more rapidly  than it can replace itself (it takes millions of years to replace it). Its supply is typically finite. This implies that non-renewable resources are limited in supply and hence cannot be utilised sustainably.
• There are 4 major types of non-renewable resources: natural gas, oil, nuclear energy, and coal. Natural gas, coal, and oil are together  called fossil fuels. They were formed in the Earth from dead animals and plants over millions of years
• Nuclear energy is derived from radioactive elements, primarily plutonium, extracted from ores that are mined and then fuel-refined.