Question

How is a nonrenewable resource different from a renewable one?

A. A nonrenewable resource is able to be replenished faster than it is used.
B. A nonrenewable resource is able to last forever.
C. A nonrenewable resource is able to run out.
D. A nonrenewable resource is able to be replenished quickly.
apex A. A nonrenewable resource is able to be replenished faster than it is used.

Answer 1

The right answer is C.

Non-renewable energies are exhaustible source. The concept of non-renewable energy is taken into account at the human life scale, as some processes, such as carbon accumulation, took up to five hundred million years.

In general, non-renewable energy is what consumes a type of fuel (oil, coal, uranium ...)