What are Natural Resources?
Resources that we obtain from nature for our use are natural resources, as stated by class 10 science textbooks. These resources can be used as such or with little modifications for various purposes such as commercial use, industrial use, pharmacy, or household purposes. The most important and widely used natural resources are water, fuel, and forests. These resources exist without human intervention but can get depleted because of them. These materials are of great economic importance for humans.
Types of Natural Resources
• According to the syllabus of class 10 science classes, natural resources are majorly bifurcated as exhaustible and inexhaustible. Exhaustible resources are those that take time to get naturally renewed, and if they are used at a speed faster than nature can renew them, we might lose them. Coal and petroleum are an example of this.
• On the other hand, inexhaustible resources are those which get replenished quickly by nature and its natural cycles. Although these will not vanish, it is our responsibility to maintain their quality and keep them in usable form. Examples of this are air and water.