Classify the following as exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources-
air, sunlight, water, forests, wildlife, coal.
Exhaustible resources – forests, wildlife, coal.
Inexhaustible resources – air, sunlight, water.
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- Sunlight and air are inexhaustible natural resources. Comment.
- Distinguish between inexhaustible and exhaustible natural resources.
- (a) What is meant by inexhaustible natural resources? Name two inexhaustible natural resources.(b)What is meant by exhaustible natural resources? Name any two exhaustible natural resources.
- What are the examples of inexhaustible and exhaustible resources?
- How can you as an individual contribute or make a difference to the management of (a) forests and wildlife, (b) water resources, and (c) coal and petroleum?
- Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources?Coal and soilAir and sunlightWater and petroleumWildlife and minerals
- Write True/False against the following statements.(i) Oxygen in air is an exhaustible natural resource.(ii) Resources which are present in unlimited quantity in nature are called exhaustible natural resources.(iii) Wildlife is an exhaustible natural resource.(iv) Under high temperature and pressure, dead plants get slowly converted to coal.(v) CNG is less polluting fuel than petrol and diesel.
- The Bishnoi community of Rajasthan is associated with the conservation of:(a) coal and petroleum (b) forests and wildlife (c) water resources (d) abiotic environment
- Why Fossil Fuels are Exhaustible natural resources?
- Air is a natural resource and cannot be exhausted by human activities. It is known as inexhaustible natural resource. Which of the following is another inexhaustible natural resource?CoalPetroleumSunlightMinerals
- Explain Why Fossil Fuels are Exhaustible natural resources?
- Write a note on how forests influence the quality of our air, soil and water resources.
- Why petrol is exhaustible natural resource whereas sunlight is not? Explain.
- The most rapidly dwindling natural resource in the world is:(a) water (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) forests
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