ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Renewable
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Nonrenewable
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Both
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None of the 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: -Why is oil non renewable? Oil is a carbon-based fuel that forms when plant and animal remains are exposed to extreme conditions such as high pressure for thousands of years. Therefore, the oil we use today took millennia to form.
Detailed explanation-3: -Oil is a non-renewable resource, and the world’s oil reserves will not always be enough to provide for the world’s demand for petroleum.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fossil fuels-coal, oil and gas-on the other hand, are non-renewable resources that take hundreds of millions of years to form. Fossil fuels, when burned to produce energy, cause harmful greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide.