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Plastic, in most cases, is made from hydrocarbons.
Hydrocarbons are a product of natural gas and crude oil.
Natural gas and crude oil are limited Natural Resources (they are running out)
Therefore, plastic is not an inexhaustible resource.
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Plastic is a manufactured material
Resources are recovered directly from the Earth or grown
Therefore, plastic is not a resource
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3 examples of inexhaustible resource?
Three inexaustible resources: Stupidity Avarice Lust
What is a inexaustible?
Sodium chloride
Is plastic a renewable resource?
Most plastic is made from fossil fuel oil. As such it is not a renewable resource.
Is salt inexaustible?
Sodium chloride doesn't burn.
What are three types of resources?
exhaustible, inexaustible and conventional
What are three types of natural resources?
exhaustible, inexaustible and conventional
Is plastic a resource?
Not a natural resource, but we are making it one by finding new uses for recycled plastic, like carpeting for the home.
What is a non-natural resource?
plastic
What is manmade resosources?
A man made resource is a resource that you can't find in nature. It is a resource made by man, like plastic.
What type of of resource is used to make plastic cup?
Oil is used to produce plastic.
Is a plastic cup a renewable resource?
A plastic cup can be recyclabe but it's definitely not renewable.
Which underground resource is used to make plastic?
ethylene
