| nonrenewable resources definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | resources such as fossil fuels, which can not be made again. | 22 sets |
| 2 | resources that cannot be replaced | 15 sets |
| 3 | resources that can not be replaced | 11 sets |
| 4 | resources that cannot be replaced in a short amount of time, people will use them up before they can be replaced by nature | 5 sets |
| 5 | natural resources that cannot be replaced | 5 sets |
| 6 | minerals that cannot be replaced; can only be replaced over millions of years; ex: copper & diamonds | 5 sets |
| 7 | subtencese that once used cannot be replaced in a geological age | 5 sets |
| 8 | materials found in nature that cannot be renewed or replaced | 4 sets |
| 9 | substances (e.g.,oil,gas,coal,copper,gold) that, once used, cannnot be replaced in this geological age | 4 sets |
| 10 | natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced | 4 sets |
| 11 | resource that cannot be replenished by natural processes | 4 sets |
| 12 | cannot replace themselves | 3 sets |
| 13 | resources that cannot be replaced. | 3 sets |
| 14 | substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age. | 3 sets |
| 15 | resources that are limited in supply | 3 sets |
| 16 | natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced. | 3 sets |
| 17 | energy resources that cannot be replaced after they are used or can be replaced only over thousands to millions of years. | 3 sets |
| 18 | resources that can not be replaced within a human life span | 2 sets |
| 19 | a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime | 2 sets |
| 20 | a resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced | 2 sets |
| 21 | natural resources that are not replaced in a useful timeframe | 2 sets |
| 22 | present on earth in only limited amounts | 2 sets |
| 23 | resources that are used up and cannot be regrown or replaced | 2 sets |
| 24 | resources that exist in a fixed quantity or stock in the earth's crust | 2 sets |
| 25 | minerals must be conserved because they may eventually run out | 2 sets |
| 26 | a resource that cannot be replaced naturally | 2 sets |
| 27 | substances that once used cannot be replaced in this geological age | 2 sets |
| 28 | cannot be replaced when it's all used up | 2 sets |
| 29 | resources that cannot be replenished by natural processes | 2 sets |
| 30 | a source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted. | 2 sets |
| 31 | natural resource such as minerals that cannot be replaced | 2 sets |
| 32 | substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age | 2 sets |
| 33 | a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over thousands or millions of years | 2 sets |
| 34 | substances that cannot be replaced once they have been used | 2 sets |
| 35 | cant be used again after a peirod of time | 2 sets |
| 36 | resources that can not be replaced. | 2 sets |
| 37 | a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum | 2 sets |
| 38 | a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum. | 2 sets |
| 39 | natural resources that when used take an extremely long time to replace such as oil, coal, natural gas, & minerals | 1 set |
| 40 | fossil fuels such a coal and oil are examples of_____ | 1 set |