How can renewable resources become nonrenewable?

Answer 1

If we use it up faster than it renews. Wood is a good example. Wood is usually renewable, because we can plant more trees that will replace the ones we have cut down.

But if we don't plant enough trees, or if we use wood faster than it grows, or if we cut down rainforest trees that have taken hundreds of years to grow, then wood is non-renewable.

Answer 2

When that resource can no longer be replenished in a timely manner in an amount that recovers that resource to it's previous levels.

Trees are considered a renewable resource, because they can be grown relatively quickly, cut, and then replanted and grown again.

Trees would no longer be considered renewable if:

• They could no longer grow at the same rate
• Cutting of trees vastly overcomes the recovery & growth of trees
• Tree population vastly declines to a point they are considered rare or endangered

Answer 3

no unless it starts taking a million years to make it

Answer 4

Whales!