INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes-or even in many, many lifetimes. Most non-renewable energy sources are fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Carbon is the main element in fossil fuels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four major types of nonrenewable resources: oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy. Oil, natural gas, and coal are collectively called fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were formed within the Earth from dead plants and animals over millions of years-hence the name “fossil” fuels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Petroleum, or crude oil, is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable source of energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -In fact, they can take millions of years to form. Fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and gas will not last forever. They are nonrenewable.