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The earth is not producing any more oil at least in the short run as it takes more than 10 million years for organic material to transform itself into oil.

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Is gasoline renewable or nonrenewable and why?

Gasoline is a nonrenewable fossil fuel because it is derived from crude oil, a finite resource that takes millions of years to form. Once extracted and burned, gasoline cannot be easily replaced or replenished within a human lifetime.


What is nonrenewable enegry?

Non-renewable energy is energy produced from fuels which will soon be depleted, such as coal, crude oil and natural gas.


What resource is gasoline?

Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid composed primarily of hydrocarbons that is used as fuel for internal combustion engines in vehicles. It is a non-renewable resource extracted from crude oil through a refining process.


Why cant you renew a nonrenewable resource?

A non-renewable source is a product of the Earth that we use as an energy source (such as crude oil). We find these particular non-renewable sources from under the groun and in the sea, where we extract it and sell it as energy. Eventually, these resources will run out, as we are extracting at a faster pace than crude oil generates (crude oil is made from decomposed animals and plants over millions of years). This is why we are trying to use renewable sources such as wind energy. The wind will never 'run out'.


Is petroleum a nonrenewable resource or a renewable one?

Petroleum is a nonrenewable resource because like oil it can eventually run out Unrefined petroleum is known as "crude oil" - it is oil, not like oil. Petroleum IS RENEWABLE, because it is refined from raw materials (crude oil) which is composed of minerals (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and others) which never go away. The question should be: "HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR CRUDE TO BE RENEWED?" And that is a question that nobody has the answer to. Scientific evidence is inconclusive and still a bone of contention.


Is it possible to meet energy resources using crude oil?

Yes, until crude oil (a non-renewable resource) finally runs out.


What is a nonrenewable black fossil fuel?

Crude oil.


What is most likely made from a nonrenewable resource bread gasoline oxygen or oxygen?

Gasoline is most likely made from a nonrenewable resource, as it is typically derived from fossil fuels like crude oil. Bread is made from renewable resources like wheat, while oxygen is a natural element essential for life.


Why is crude oil classed as a nonrenewable fuel?

Crude oil is classified as a nonrenewable fuel because it takes millions of years to form from the decomposition of organic matter under high pressure and heat. The rate of oil consumption is much faster than the rate of its formation, making it a finite resource that cannot be replenished within a human time scale. Once extracted and burned, crude oil is permanently depleted.


Why is gasoline a nonrenewable resource?

Because the process that creates crude oil takes millions of years. Since gasoline is made from oil, the rate at which we use gasoline is much greater then the rate at which it can be replenished. It would be like if a newly planted tree took millions of years to grow large enough to cut down for lumbering.


What are the nonrenewable resources and renewable resources in Kansas?

nonrenewable: helium?, crude oil, salt, coal, natural gasrenewable: wind, sun


Is pine wood renewable?

Pine wood is considered to be a renewable resource because new pine trees can be planted and then harvested for new wood. This is in contrast to a nonrenewable resource like crude oil, which takes millions of years and the correct geologic features to make - we can't make more crude oil than what currently exists within the lifespan of a single human generation.