Question 6

Question

A)If nonrenewable resources, like fossil fuels, continue to be consumed, then they will (1 point)
Responses

decrease and eventually be gone.
decrease and eventually be gone.

decrease and then renew themselves.
decrease and then renew themselves.

be unaffected.
be unaffected.

turn into another type of renewable resource.
turn into another type of renewable resource.

Answer 1

A) decrease and eventually be gone.

Answer 2

How do you know

Answer 3

I know this because nonrenewable resources, like fossil fuels, take millions of years to form and cannot be replenished within a human lifespan. As they are extracted and consumed at a faster rate than they can be naturally replaced, they will eventually run out.