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1Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourcesby greco_marilyn11 termsDecember 8, 2008
2nonrenewable resourcesby agray10820 terms2 days ago
3Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourcesby nancyreed6811 termsJanuary 24, 2008
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nonrenewable resources definitions
# Definition Sets
1resources such as fossil fuels, which can not be made again.22 sets
2resources that cannot be replaced15 sets
3resources that can not be replaced11 sets
4resources that cannot be replaced in a short amount of time, people will use them up before they can be replaced by nature5 sets
5natural resources that cannot be replaced5 sets
6minerals that cannot be replaced; can only be replaced over millions of years; ex: copper & diamonds5 sets
7subtencese that once used cannot be replaced in a geological age5 sets
8materials found in nature that cannot be renewed or replaced4 sets
9substances (e.g.,oil,gas,coal,copper,gold) that, once used, cannnot be replaced in this geological age4 sets
10natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced4 sets
11resource that cannot be replenished by natural processes4 sets
12cannot replace themselves3 sets
13resources that cannot be replaced.3 sets
14substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age.3 sets
15resources that are limited in supply3 sets
16natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced.3 sets
17energy resources that cannot be replaced after they are used or can be replaced only over thousands to millions of years.3 sets
18resources that can not be replaced within a human life span2 sets
19a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime2 sets
20a resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced2 sets
21natural resources that are not replaced in a useful timeframe2 sets
22present on earth in only limited amounts2 sets
23resources that are used up and cannot be regrown or replaced2 sets
24resources that exist in a fixed quantity or stock in the earth's crust2 sets
25minerals must be conserved because they may eventually run out2 sets
26a resource that cannot be replaced naturally2 sets
27substances that once used cannot be replaced in this geological age2 sets
28cannot be replaced when it's all used up2 sets
29resources that cannot be replenished by natural processes2 sets
30a source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted.2 sets
31natural resource such as minerals that cannot be replaced2 sets
32substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age2 sets
33a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over thousands or millions of years2 sets
34substances that cannot be replaced once they have been used2 sets
35cant be used again after a peirod of time2 sets
36resources that can not be replaced.2 sets
37a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum2 sets
38a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum.2 sets
39natural resources that when used take an extremely long time to replace such as oil, coal, natural gas, & minerals1 set
40fossil fuels such a coal and oil are examples of_____1 set