MCQ
Which of these is an exhaustible resource?
  • A
    Air
  • B
    Water
  • Coal
  • D
    Sunlight

Answer

Correct option: C.
Coal

Inexhaustible resources have an endless supply. Coal has limited reserves and is a depleting resource. Coal and petroleum were formed from the degradation of biomassmillions of years ago and hence these resources will be exhausted in future no matter how carefully we use them.

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