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Which of the following best describes the relationship between a stock resource and a potential resource?

A) A stock resource becomes a potential resource once the resource is found and extracted.

B) A stock resource becomes a potential resource when technology is developed to reach and extract it.

C) A stock resource becomes a potential resource after it has been evaluated and quantified.

D) A stock resource can never be a potential resource because it has already been excavated.

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Answer: The correct answer is B) A stock resource becomes a potential resource when technology is developed to reach and extract it.

Step-by-step explanation: This answer has been confirmed correct.

Technology is required to harvest stock resources (such as solar power) through extraction, collection, and storage processes.

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

potential resource are the resources whose entire quantity may not be known and these are not being used at present. potential resource can become real resource when proper human resource ,science and technology are present.

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