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Why petrol is exhaustible natural resource, whereas sunlight is not? Explain.
are present in a limited quantity in nature. They can be exhausted (used up) by activities are called exhaustible natural resources, e.g. coal, petroleum, natural gas, minerals, forests, wildlife, etc.
It requires millions of years to convert the organisms into petroleum from which petrol is separated. So, once the current stock gets , no new supplies will be available to us in the near future. In contrast, is present in an unlimited quantity in nature, so it is an inexhaustible natural resource. It is not likely to be exhausted by human activities.
It requires millions of years to convert the organisms into petroleum from which petrol is separated. So, once the current stock gets , no new supplies will be available to us in the near future. In contrast, is present in an unlimited quantity in nature, so it is an inexhaustible natural resource. It is not likely to be exhausted by human activities.
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