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it takes millions of years. fossil fuels are made from organic matter from dinosaur times that have been buried an processed by the earth until today. that is why fossil fuels are running out because it takes so long to make
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Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource?
Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
Why you call fossil fuel non renewable?
Because fossil fuels take hundreds of millions of years to form (they are made from ancient plants and animals) and thus can not be renewed (replenished) in human timescales.
How long does it take fossil fuels to form?
10 million years! So we need another form of energy for when we run out. Fossil fuels were formed when the British Isles were still in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, it used to be but that was even before the jurrasic period.A:It takes about hundreds of million years. It is definitely in the millions.
When fossil fuels are depleted are they gone forever?
no but they take millions of years to form
Do all fossil fuels take less than 50 years to form?
no
Does oil and gas take hundreds of years to form?
yes, as they are fossil fuels.
Does oil and natural gas take hundreds of years to form?
yes, as they are fossil fuels.
Is it true that it takes hundreds of years to form fossil fuel?
Fossil fuels were first laid down 300 million years ago.
Are fossil fuels nonrenewable because they require hundreds of millions of years to form?
Yes, this is correct.
Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource?
Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
How can fossil fuels be formed?
fossil fuels are formed by organisms when they die and decompose.it also takes millons of years for it to form.
How many years does it take for fossil fuels to form?
1.
Why you call fossil fuel non renewable?
Because fossil fuels take hundreds of millions of years to form (they are made from ancient plants and animals) and thus can not be renewed (replenished) in human timescales.
How long does it take fossil fuels to form?
10 million years! So we need another form of energy for when we run out. Fossil fuels were formed when the British Isles were still in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, it used to be but that was even before the jurrasic period.A:It takes about hundreds of million years. It is definitely in the millions.
How long does it take to for fossil fuels to form?
10 million years
Why does it matter if you burn fossil fuels?
When we burn fossil fuels, that fossil fuel is gone. *POOF!* And it'll take millions of years for the nonrenewable resource to form again. Therefore we need to conserve fossil fuels as much as possible.
Is fossil fuel renewqble?
Fossil fuels are not considered renewable because it takes millions of years for them to form.
