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Q: What does non-renewable mean and how does this apply to fossil fuels?
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What is the energy resources that cannot be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used?

Do you mean nonrenewable resources? Nonrenewable resources are thing like gasoline and other fossil fuels.


What does fossil fuels mean and use it in a sentence?

fossil fuels are like coal they are mined. they are mining fossil fuels for money


What does fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable energy resources mean?

It takes too long for these resources to be replaced. We're talking millions if not billions of years. So in practical sense, in our lifetime, or in the foreseable future, they are non renewable.


What does the word fossil fuels mean?

Crude oil, gas, coal are three examples of fossil fuels. Once used, they can't be replaced by humans.


What does fossil fuels mean?

Fossil fuels are the sources of energy formed millions of years ago under the ground (coal, oil and natural gas).


What does Ancient Sunlight mean?

Ancient Sunlight is essentially Oil and fossil fuels.


Does coal oil same as fossil fuels?

I believe you mean coal bed gas or coal bed methane which is a fossil fuel.


Will fossil fuels always be around?

fossil fuels form in millions and millions of years, which means that they are always being made. This doesn't necessarily always mean that they will always be available because they are a non renewable resource, but they will be in the process of being formed.


What does Alternative energy cannot effectively replace fossil fuels mean?

It means there is no alternative energy source that can ween humanity off of fossil fuels. Which is presently true, however, given almost every developed nation is pooling their resources to replace fossil fuels, that isn't a timeless answer. Before the latter half of this century, gasoline and every other form, will or begin to exist only in history.


What are some energy sources that come from fossil fuels?

Coal (apex)


What does renwable mean in science?

It means that the resource being discussed is able to renew itself and should not ever run out. For example, trees, water, and plants. However, nonrenewable resources are coal and fossil fuels because there is only a certain amount on the world and it has no way of reproducing it. Ultimately, renewable resources virtually should last forever.


What does resource mean linked to geography?

A resource is a material that is useful to humans (such as water,building marerial,fossil fuels,crops...etc)