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| 1-3 of 3Nonrenewable resources flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourcesby greco_marilyn | 11 terms | December 8, 2008 |
| 2 | nonrenewable resourcesby agray108 | 20 terms | November 6, 2009 |
| 3 | Renewable and Nonrenewable Resourcesby nancyreed68 | 11 terms | January 24, 2008 |
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| 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 | 16 sets | |
| 3 | resources that can not be replaced | 11 sets | |
| 4 | natural resources that cannot be replaced | 6 sets | |
| 5 | subtencese that once used cannot be replaced in a geological age | 5 sets | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | minerals that cannot be replaced; can only be replaced over millions of years; ex: copper & diamonds | 5 sets | |
| 8 | natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced | 4 sets | |
| 9 | resource that cannot be replenished by natural processes | 4 sets | |
| 10 | materials found in nature that cannot be renewed or replaced | 4 sets | |
| 11 | substances (e.g.,oil,gas,coal,copper,gold) that, once used, cannnot be replaced in this geological age | 4 sets | |
| 12 | energy resources that cannot be replaced after they are used or can be replaced only over thousands to millions of years. | 3 sets | |
| 13 | cannot replace themselves | 3 sets | |
| 14 | natural resources that cannot be renewed or replaced. | 3 sets | |
| 15 | resources that are limited in supply | 3 sets | |
| 16 | resources that cannot be replaced. | 3 sets | |
| 17 | substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age. | 3 sets | |
| 18 | resources that cannot be replaced after they are used | 2 sets | |
| 19 | substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age | 2 sets | |
| 20 | present on earth in only limited amounts | 2 sets | |
| 21 | resources that cannot be replenished by natural processes | 2 sets | |
| 22 | substances that cannot be replaced once they have been used | 2 sets | |
| 23 | resources that are used up and cannot be regrown or replaced | 2 sets | |
| 24 | a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime | 2 sets | |
| 25 | resources that can not be replaced within a human life span | 2 sets | |
| 26 | substances that once used cannot be replaced in this geological age | 2 sets | |
| 27 | a source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | resources that exist in a fixed quantity or stock in the earth's crust | 2 sets | |
| 29 | a resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced | 2 sets | |
| 30 | a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum. | 2 sets | |
| 31 | a resource that cannot be replaced naturally | 2 sets | |
| 32 | cannot be replaced when it's all used up | 2 sets | |
| 33 | natural resource such as minerals that cannot be replaced | 2 sets | |
| 34 | resources that can not be replaced. | 2 sets | |
| 35 | a resource that must be depleted to be used, such as petroleum | 2 sets | |
| 36 | minerals must be conserved because they may eventually run out | 2 sets | |
| 37 | a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over thousands or millions of years | 2 sets | |
| 38 | cant be used again after a peirod of time | 2 sets | |
| 39 | natural resources that are not replaced in a useful timeframe | 2 sets | |
| 40 | a natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame | 1 set | |