Why would water be considered both a renewable and a non renewable resource?

Answer 1

Water is renewable because it always comes back. We use it, we dirty it, but it eventually finds its way back into rivers and oceans. From there it is evaporated into clouds which bring rain to the earth. The rain is clean and fresh and running down a mountain it has power to turn turbines and produce electricity.

Answer 2

There is a fixed amount of water on the planet. It evaporates out of the oceans into clouds which produce rain falling on the land. The water then runs into rivers and dams where it is used for agriculture, industrial and domestic use. The waste is cleaned, or partially cleaned and makes it way to the sea, where the cycle begins again. If the rain keeps on falling in the catchment areas then we won't run out.

Climate change and global warming may mean that water is not renewable for many countries if they become hotter and their rain stops falling.

Answer 3

It's renewable in the sense that there is a cycle of natural filtration and precipitation.

It's non-renewable in the sense that demands on a water-supply tend to be ongoing... The family that needs 100 gallons of water today is likely to need at least 100 gallons of water tomorrow and the next day - the rainfall or run-off that provides that water cannot be reallocated tomorrow without depriving today's user.

Answer 4

It can be used to produce energy over and over again, as in dams, unlike say, oil.

Answer 5

The reason that it is a re usable source because we can use it over and over again.

Answer 6

It is replaced by the constant, natural process of the water cycle.