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Coal, gas and oil are three forms of non-renewable resources - which, laid down millions of years ago, can't be renewed.
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What makes petroleum a nonrenewable resource?
It takes millions of years to form.
Is coal a renewable energey resource?
No, not in our lifetime. It takes millions of years to form coal.
What kind of resource takes millions of years to form and accumulate?
gullah gullah island
Explain why coal is a nonrenewable resource?
It takes millions of years to form-Apex
Is coal a renewable resourceand why?
Coal is a nonrenewable resource. It is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to form.
What mineral resource takes millions of years to form?
The mineral that takes millions of years to form is a diamond. These grow in caves and form on walls and ceiling's. The diamond is said to be the hardest substance in the world until carbon fiber nano tubes came along.
What resource takes so long to form that it cant be replaced?
oil from the ground. it takes millions of years to be absorbed by the ground (I think). that's why we should drive less.
What is a nonrenewable resourse?
A nonrenewable resource is a resource that cannot be produced nearly fast enough to replace what is used. for example: oil is a nonrenewable resource because it takes thousands- even millions- of years to form underground.
What takes millions of years to form from the pressure of dead plants and trees in swamps?
Coal takes millions of years to form from the pressure of dead plants and trees in swamps.
What is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource in denmark?
The difference between the 2 resources ANYWHERE in the world are that a renewable resource may be replaced within 100 years, say a forest, while a non-renewable resource takes much longer, oil for instance, which takes hundreds of thousands or millions of years to form.
Is gravel a nonrenewable resource?
no gravel can always be broken down and made into new things and it isn't melted easily
How long it takes to form natural gas?
Millions of years
