Question
Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources.
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S.No.
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Renewable Resources
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Non-renewable Resources
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(i)
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These resources can be used again and again, and can be reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes.
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These resources cannot be renewed or reproduced.
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(ii)
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They take a short time for renewal.
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These resources take millions of years to form.
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(iii)
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These are free gifts of nature.
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Once they get exhausted cannot be remade.
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(iv)
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They are pollution-free and, therefore, eco-friendly.
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They cause pollution and damage our environment.
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(v)
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Example: Solar energy and wind energy, water, forests and wildliafe, etc.
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Example: Minerals and fossil fuels.
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