Question
If Fossil Fuels are made by nature, why are they non-renewable? a Because the animals that made them are now extinct b Because global warming has created an unsuitable environment for creating more fossil fuels c Because the process of nature turning plants and animals into fossil fuels takes millions of years d Because Carbon does not have a cycle. It ends after it gets burned up as a fossil fuel
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GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **c Because the process of nature turning plants and animals into fossil fuels takes millions of years**.
Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable because the natural processes that convert organic material into fossil fuels (like coal, oil, and natural gas) take millions of years, and we are currently consuming them at a much faster rate than they can be replenished. While fossil fuels are derived from natural processes, their formation is extremely slow compared to the speed at which humans extract and use them.
Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable because the natural processes that convert organic material into fossil fuels (like coal, oil, and natural gas) take millions of years, and we are currently consuming them at a much faster rate than they can be replenished. While fossil fuels are derived from natural processes, their formation is extremely slow compared to the speed at which humans extract and use them.