How does the US use nonrenewable resources?

Answer 1

The most common of the non-renewable resources the US uses are uranium, coal and petroleum. Uranium is used in nuclear reactors to generate electricity. Coal is used in heating and energy. Petroleum is used in a multitude of applications such as plastics, care products and fuel.

Answer 2

Nonrenewable energy is produced when coal or oil are burned. The energy that separated the carbon and oxygen atoms and created the fuel came from the Sun's rays millions of years ago via photosynthesis. When the fuel is burned, that energy is released as heat as the carbon and oxygen are recombined as carbon dioxide, CO2.

It is unrenewable in the sense that we are burning millions of years of fuel in a few decades, so after that there will be no more energy from that source for a few million years while fresh plans recreate the fuel again over a long period.

Answer 3

A non-renewable resource is something that is not being replaced as we consume it.

• Oil is a good example of a non-renewable resource. It is used to make gasoline and other fuels, as well as plastics, such as grocery bags. We are using billions of gallons of oil every year, but it takes millions of years to be replace. We are using up oil much much faster than it is being produced. Once we use up oil from the earth, it's gone. We can't wait millions of years for some more.
• Coal is non-renewable.
• Peat is non-renewable.
• Uranium is non-renewable.

Answer 4

No