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What is a sustainable resource?
A sustainable resource is a resource that is used up at the same speed that it is renewed. Wood can be a sustainable resource if the trees are harvested at the same rate as new trees mature. Wind is a sustainable resource as the wind is not "used" up. Solar and hydroelectric power can be considered sustainable. Oil, natural gas, minerals taken from the earth do not regenerate and are non-sustainable. Fish stocks can be renewed and can be used in a sustainable fashion but are presently being used at a greater rate than they are being renewed and are considered non-sustainable.
Is coal a sustainable resource?
nocan not be replaced / takes a long time to form
What is sustainable resource?
What is a sustainable resource- A sustainable resource is a resource that is used up at the same speed that it is renewed.
What is a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate it is consumed?
oxygen
What can make a potentially renewable resource sustainable?
Can it be replaced naturally or not.
What is another name for a renewable resource?
Sustainable Energy Source
What is a non sustainable resource?
a non sustainable resource is a resource that will soon all be used up such as oil or coal
Is plywood a sustainable resource?
is plywood sustainable
How can you make a potentially renewable resource sustainable?
A potentially renewable resource can be made sustainable by managing the use of the resource so it does not run out.
What is Another name for renewable resource?
A sustainable resource
What makes a resource sustainable?
If it can be replaced at the same or higher rate that it is being used up, it can be sustained. If I use 100 trees a year,but grow 200 new trees each year, that can be sustained. If I use 100, but plant only 50, eventually I run out of trees.
What is an an example of sustainable yields?
Sustained yield management is the use of renewable resource of a rate that allows the resource to renew itself. for example, the number of fish caught should not be greater than the number of fish reaching maturity.
