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Non-renewable resources means that there is only so much of something and once it has all been used it is gone forever never to be seen again.
Coal is a typical example - it took millions of years to form and we use it faster than it is formed so eventually it will all be gone.
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Why is it important you use renewable resources not nonrenewable resources?
because non renewable resources are different and once there gone we can't get them back, for example trees are renewable cuz when you cut one you can plant another and it will grow again.
How do nonrenewable resources and renewable resources?
Dont differ like if it helped
What is one way zoos help conserve natural resources?
They breed species threatened in their native lands.
Why should non renewable resources be used wisely?
One day we wont have those resources.
What is one item made from resources?
what is one item made from minerials.
Which of the following is one way to manage natural resources to help conserve nonrenewable resources?
using solar power to generate electricity . . . (:
What are the negative aspects of using nonrenewable resources as fuel?
Well, they're nonrenewable. The higher the demand the greater the risk of extinction of a certain nonrenewable resource. When we burn nonrenewable resources, like fossil fuels it creates usable fuel. This causes emission like everyone basically knows to disrupt the atmosphere. One of the greatest fears is that we have no cemented alternative for usable fuel other then nonrenewable resources. When we use it up, what will happen? Not every city is open to using alternatives like wind or solar energy.
Define nonrenewable resources?
Renewable resources take more than a one hundred years to be made.
What is one cost of using renewable energy resources?
You need energy to survive
Why is it important you use renewable resources not nonrenewable resources?
because non renewable resources are different and once there gone we can't get them back, for example trees are renewable cuz when you cut one you can plant another and it will grow again.
What are the disadvantiages to nonrenewable resources?
Nonrenewable resources are only limited to the population for a short period of time. Fossil fuels, which are nonrenewable resources are difficult to find and have increased certain worldly problems such as an increase in global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. So, some of the disadvantages of nonrenewable resources are the following: -limited in supply -the supply will one day perish -increases likelihood of global climate change -may create waste
What are some nonrenewable resources you use in your life?
Food is grown or raise and is the most common renewable resources in every one life.
What is happening to nonrenewable resources?
By definition a nonrenewable resource is one that cannot be replaced within a short period of time, so with the exception of thousands/millions of years item dependent, the nonrenewable does not have the option of replacement and therefor becomes a lost resource.
Why is it important to conserve nonrenewable resources if the deposits are abundant?
Because eventually the resources will be used up. Maybe not tomorrow, but one day nevertheless.
What are two examples of each kind of resource renewable nonrenewable and flow?
Renewable Resources: -Solar Radiation -Wind Non-Renewable Resources: -Coal -Natural Gas
What are non renewable resources in Iowa?
I don't live in Iowa, but I have been there to visit family. A renewable one would be corn (for ethanol) and soy, and nonrenewable would be coal. But for nonrenewable resources not produced in Iowa, but used there, there's oil and natural gas.
What renewable resources are in tundra?
Some of the nonrenewable resources in the tundra include oil and natural gas. One of the renewable resources of the tundra include the sun.
