GEOLOGY
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
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Renewable Resources
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Nonrenewable Resources
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Contact Metamorphism
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Detailed explanation-1: -A renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be used up or it is one that can be replaced within a human life span. Air, water, soil, plants, and animals are examples of renewable resources.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renewable resources can be replaced within a lifetime. Some renewable resources, such as plants and animals, provide food for humans. Other renewable resources, such as sunlight and wind, provide energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Renewable resources are those resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used. They include the sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass.
Detailed explanation-4: -Air and water are renewable natural resources too. They don’t regrow like trees or have babies like animals. But, they are always being renewed.
Detailed explanation-5: -Renewable resources can be replaced by natural processes as quickly as humans use them. Examples include sunlight and wind.