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Question
Exhaustible natural resources are
Options
unlimited in quantity
not dependent on nature
limited in quantity
not exhausted by human activities
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Solution
limited in quantity
Explanation:
Exhaustible natural resources are present in a limited quantity in nature and can be exhausted by human activities.
Notes
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife, etc are exhaustible natural resources.
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