MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Renewable Resources
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Replaceable Resources
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Non-Renewable Resources
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Non-Replaceable Resources
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nonrenewable energy resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced, which is a major problem for humanity as we are currently dependent on them to supply most of our energy needs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Non renewable resources are also known as non exhaustible resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Resources are characterized as renewable or nonrenewable; a renewable resource can replenish itself at the rate it is used, while a nonrenewable resource has a limited supply. Renewable resources include timber, wind, and solar while nonrenewable resources include coal and natural gas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Renewable resources include solar energy, wind, falling water, the heat of the earth (geothermal), plant materials (biomass), waves, ocean currents, temperature differences in the oceans and the energy of the tides.