Correct Answer - Option 2 : Coal
Resources that are drawn from nature and used without much modification are called natural resources. Natural resources can be divided into renewable and non-renewable resources.
Renewable resources are those which get renewed naturally over time.
- Examples of renewable resources are:
- The sun.
- Wind.
- Wildlife
- Fisheries.
- Hydropower(water).
- Geothermal power
- Renewable resources like solar and wind energy are unlimited and are not affected by human activities.
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Water seems to be an unlimited renewable resource yet careless use of water, soil, and forest can affect their stock.
- Fishery resources, unlike minerals and fossil fuels, are renewable in the sense that they are capable of growth.
Non-renewable resources are the resources that are available in limited stock.
- Once the stocks are exhausted it may take a period much more than human life spans to be renewed or replenished.
- Examples of non-renewable resources are:
- Coal.
- Petroleum.
- Natural gas.