A resource for which consumption of its services necessarily reduces the stock of the resource is a(n):

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An exhaustible natural resource is a resource that can be depleted over time as its consumption necessarily reduces its stock. Examples include fossil fuels like coal and oil. On the other hand, renewable natural resources like solar, wind, and tidal energy do not necessarily reduce in stock as their services are consumed. Independent and unknown resources are too vague to give a definite answer.

A Resource for Which Consumption of Its Services Necessarily Reduces