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What type of resource is likely to get exhausted by human activities over time?

  • Renewable resource
  • Natural resource
  • Exhaustible resource (correct)
  • Inexhaustible resource

What is an example of an inexhaustible resource?

  • Water (correct)
  • Coal
  • Trees
  • Oil

What is formed from the dead remains of plants and animals and takes millions of years to form?

  • Oil
  • Coal (correct)
  • Natural gas
  • Fossil fuel

What is the process of converting wood into coal called?

<p>Carbonization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the trees that fall down in wet areas?

<p>They are covered with layers of sand and mud (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of resource is present in an unlimited quantity in nature and is not likely to get exhausted by human activities?

<p>Inexhaustible resource (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the conversion of trees into coal?

<p>Coal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the slow conversion of wood into coal?

<p>Carbonization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Resource Types

  • Non-renewable resources take a long time to replenish and are likely to get exhausted by human activities over time.
  • Examples of inexhaustible resources include sunlight, water, and air, which are present in unlimited quantities in nature and are not likely to get exhausted by human activities.

Formation of Coal

  • Coal is formed from the dead remains of plants and animals and takes millions of years to form.
  • Trees that fell down in wet areas were covered with layers of sand and mud, leading to their conversion into coal.
  • The slow conversion of wood into coal is called carbonization.

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