Which one of the following natural resources will still be available in the next several hundred years?

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Non-renewable sources of energy

Fossil fuels

Renewable sources of energy

Exhaustible sources of energy

answer is C.

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Resources such as sunlight, minerals, natural gas, forests, coal, air and so on that are available naturally from the earth are referred to as natural resources. These resources support human life by fulfilling their needs.

Exhaustible natural resources: Natural resources that are available in limited quantity and can be depleted by human activities are referred to as exhaustible natural resources. These resources are also called non-renewable sources of energy as once used up, they will not be renewed for millions of years.

Inexhaustible natural resources. Natural resources that are available in unlimited quantity and can never be depleted by human activities are referred to as inexhaustible natural resources. These resources are also called renewable sources of energy.

Thus, natural resources that will still be available in the next several hundred years are renewable sources of energy.

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