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Renewable means that we can replace the resource as we need it or as we use it up. This includes products made from plants and animals that can be managed. Managed in this case means both grown under cultivation (wood, grains, food) or used at a rate that is below the natural replacement rates (e.g. wild fish stocks).

Inexhaustible means will never run out. The sun will die in about five billion years' time. So sunlight is not inexhaustible. Before that time, the earth and we will be frozen and dead, so wind, tides, water, geothermal and all other resources will also be finished. So nothing is inexhaustible, strictly speaking.

However, if we just consider these resources to be available as long as the human species is around to need them then we can say that there is no effective difference between inexhaustible and renewable resources.

So all the following are both inexhaustible and renewable:

  • solar power
  • wind
  • wave and tidal and hydro-electric
  • geothermal
  • biomass and biofuel
  • water
  • plants, crops, vegetation, trees and forests (so long as we keep replanting and regrowing at the same rate).
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What is the relationship between renewable resources and inexhaustible resources?

Renewable resources can be replenished over time, like solar or wind energy. Inexhaustible resources are those that are unlimited in supply and will not be exhausted, like sunlight or geothermal heat. All inexhaustible resources are considered renewable, but not all renewable resources are inexhaustible.


Examples of inexhaustible resource?

some inexhaustible resources are wind, water and the sun (solar power)


What is the relationship between renewable and inexhaustible?

Renewable resources can be replenished over time, such as solar or wind energy. Inexhaustible resources are those that can be utilized indefinitely without running out, like sunlight or geothermal heat. All inexhaustible resources are renewable, but not all renewable resources are inexhaustible.


What are all of the inexhaustible resources?

There is some inexhaustible resources and I only know a few of them: -The Sun -Air -Water Inexhaustible Resources(In-ex-haus-tible-re-so-urces)-A type of resource that can never be used up.(My definition in my words.)Hope this helped! =)


Compare and contrast inexhaustible and renewable resources?

Inexhaustible resources, like solar and wind energy, are continuously available and cannot be used up over time. Renewable resources, such as biomass and geothermal energy, can be replenished naturally and are not depleted when used in moderation. Both types of resources are environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives to non-renewable resources.

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Compare and contrast inexhaustible and renewable resources.?

Renewable resources are easily replenished, while inexhaustible resources cannot be depleted at all.


Are renewable resources also inexhaustible resources?

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What is the relationship between renewable resources and inexhaustible resources?

Renewable resources can be replenished over time, like solar or wind energy. Inexhaustible resources are those that are unlimited in supply and will not be exhausted, like sunlight or geothermal heat. All inexhaustible resources are considered renewable, but not all renewable resources are inexhaustible.


Why are inexhaustible resources important?

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Are horses Inexhaustible resources?

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Examples of inexhaustible resource?

some inexhaustible resources are wind, water and the sun (solar power)


What is difference between exhaustible and inexhaustible?

Exhaustible resources can be depleted over time, such as fossil fuels. Inexhaustible resources, or renewable resources, can be replenished naturally or through human efforts, such as solar or wind energy.


What is the relationship between renewable and inexhaustible?

Renewable resources can be replenished over time, such as solar or wind energy. Inexhaustible resources are those that can be utilized indefinitely without running out, like sunlight or geothermal heat. All inexhaustible resources are renewable, but not all renewable resources are inexhaustible.


What are the resources that run out called?

inexhaustible resource


Types of energy resources?

there are three main kinds of energy. these are renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible. renewable resources are resources that can be replaced over time. non renewable resources are resources that can not be replaced in a reasonable time. inexhaustible resources are resources that are constantly produced.


How often are inexhaustible resources formed?

Inexaustable resources are constanyly being formed. :)


What is inexhaustible and exhaustable resource?

EXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES: resources of which a finite quantity is in existence.