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The term "non-renewable" means that an existing arrangement or contract cannot be extended. It is also applied to natural resources that cannot be replenished or replaced as they are used up, or at least not in a reasonable time frame. These resources can also be characterized as "exhaustible."
The correct order of US energy consumption by source from most to least is petroleum, natural gas, coal, renewable energy, and nuclear energy.
Crude oil is considered non-renewable because it is formed from organic matter that takes millions of years to create. Once it is extracted and used, it cannot be replaced on a human timescale. This finite nature means that it will eventually run out, unlike renewable resources such as solar or wind energy.
Ethanol, hydroelectricity, and solar power are renewable resources that are not likely to run out in the next 200 years.
Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power are generally considered to be the least damaging to the environment compared to fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. These renewable sources produce lower greenhouse gas emissions and have minimal impact on air and water quality.
Geothermal energy is the renewable resource that is least dependent on the sun. It harnesses heat from the Earth's core, providing a continuous and reliable source of energy regardless of sunlight or weather conditions.
Solar energy is a renewable resource, at least for another 6 billion years or so.
Renewable resources are resources that are not expected to run out, any time soon at least. Some examples are solar energy, tidal energy and geothermal energy.
A renewable resource is replaced instantaneously, in most cases. Sunlight shines constantly, at least during daylight hours, no matter how much of it we use to generate electricity on our roofs. Wind blows as long as there are pressure differences around the world. Other renewable energy sources are the same (hydro, tidal and wave, geothermal and others).
A sustainable resource means it will last for ever, or for as long as humans renew the source.
Sunlight, used for solar energy, is a form of renewable energy. Renewable energy is energy with a practically limitless supply, at least within a normal scale of time. The sun will continue to give energy without stop for a longer amount of time than we need to worry about so it is renewable.
yes but it will take a ong time to renew a lot ike 1000 years at the least
The term "non-renewable" means that an existing arrangement or contract cannot be extended. It is also applied to natural resources that cannot be replenished or replaced as they are used up, or at least not in a reasonable time frame. These resources can also be characterized as "exhaustible."
The correct order of US energy consumption by source from most to least is petroleum, natural gas, coal, renewable energy, and nuclear energy.
depending on which type of fuel. Gasoline is non-renewable
The amount of water on earth is so huge compared with any amount we use for various purposes, that it can be considered infinite, and a renewable resource. Water is consumed and broken down in some processes, and produced in others, like burning fossil fuels, but these are small amounts compared with what is in the oceans. If you limit the question to freshwater, there are sometimes shortages due to variations in the weather, but overall over a period of years the amount available does not vary much, and this is driven by the sun's energy which is renewable of course. (At least for a few billion years to come)
Uses:All these resources are being mainly used to generate electricity. Oil is also used for transport and the production of plastics. Minerals like iron ore and gold are nonrenewable, but may be recycled and reused. Renewable ResourcesA renewable resource is something that is being continually replaced faster than we use it up. Solar energy is considered a renewable source of energy because the sun's energy is continuous. (Note that the rest of this list are all forms of solar power.)Wind PowerWater Power (Hydro-electricity from dammed rivers, tidal streams and ocean waves)Thermal Power from the earth (Geothermal: Using the earth's heat to generate electricity)Thermal Power from the oceanBiomass, the burning of plant material, is a renewable resource. Even though the burning puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it also prevents a much greater amount of methane being released by the decomposing vegetation, so it is rated as positive.Trees are renewable because we can replant them.Non-Renewable ResourcesA non-renewable resource is something that is not being replaced as we consume it. Oil is a good example of a non-renewable resource. It is used to make gasoline and other fuels, as well as plastics, such as grocery bags. We are using billions of gallons of oil every year, but it takes millions of years to be replace. We are using up oil much much faster than it is being produced. Once we use up oil from the earth, it's gone. We can't wait millions of years for some more.Coal is non-renewable.Peat is non-renewable.Uranium is non-renewable.---Most of the time the two terms are referring to sources of energy:Renewable sources are sources of energy that can be reused or that will continue regardless of you using them: power from the Sun, power from waves, power from wind.Nonrenewable sources are sources of energy that have a limited supply and will run out, and not be able to be used in the future: Oil, Coal, Gas.---Renewable energy sources are wind, solar, and hydro-power, and biomass. They will never run out. Nonrenewable energy sources are coal, oil, and other fossil fuels. The similarities are that most of them have a relation with the Sun. A nonrenewable energy source and a renewable energy source are similar in the way some of them are used to transform energy (you cannot create energy, it can only be transformed from one energy form to another.) The similarities are few but there are many differences, most of the positives are on the renewable energy's side.---When you use petrol, gas, coal... basically anything you burn to produce heat and then turn this energy into electricity of mechanical energy (a car engine) you are using a raw material that is not going to be replaced. In fact petrol, gas, and coal take million of years to be naturally produced.When you are burning wood (from trees), the tree grows again... eventually if you let it do so. This energy can be "kind of renewable" as long as another tree grows as fast in order to replace the one you cut.