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Which best explains why aluminum is a nonrenewable resource?

It cannot be quickly replaced.
It is expensive to process.
It conducts electricity.
It is useful to humans.

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"It cannot be quickly replaced."

Explanation: Aluminum comes from ore (bauxite) that forms over geological time, so it is not replenished on a human timescale. The other choices (cost, conductivity, usefulness) do not determine whether a resource is renewable or nonrenewable.