SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
SOILS
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water and air
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soil and air
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coal and petroleum
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nonrenewable energy resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced, which is a major problem for humanity as we are currently dependent on them to supply most of our energy needs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Coal and petroleum are being used at a very large rate. since they take millions of years to get replenished (formed again), they are called non-renewable resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coal is classified as a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to form. Coal contains the energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago in swampy forests. Layers of dirt and rock covered the plants over millions of years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crude oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium are nonrenewable resources. These are all processed into products that can be used commercially. For instance, the fossil fuel industry extracts crude oil from the ground and converts it to gasoline.
Detailed explanation-5: -Petroleum, or crude oil, is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable source of energy.