The reserves of petrol and diesel will last for only hundreds of years because of-

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Consumption rate continues to increase

They are depleted by human activities

They are available in a limited quantity

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Natural resources that are available in limited quantity and can be depleted by human activities are referred to as exhaustible natural resources. For instance, minerals, natural gas, coal, and so on.

Fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, petroleum, and so on are formed from the remains of dead fossils (living organisms) at specific conditions of temperature and pressure.

The time for the formation of these fossil fuels takes million of years. Whereas, the consumption rate by humans to fulfill their needs is faster. As a result, if this consumption rate continues to increase then fossil fuels will last only for a few hundred years.

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