Question

Coal, oil and natural gas are all classified as what type of resource?
A) Consumable
B) Nonrenewable
C) Potential
D) Renewable

Answer 1

B) Non-renewable

Explanation:

• Non-renewable resource is a natural resource which can not be replaced quickly at adequate speed to sustain consumption.
• There are four major categories of non-renewable resources: natural gas, oil, nuclear energy and coal. The fossil fuels are called crude oil, charcoal, and natural gas. Fossil fuels have been produced from dead plants and animals across the world for millions of years.
• Crude oil is a fossil liquid fuel fuel primarily used in the production of petrol and diesel for use as fuel in automobiles and the production of plastics. It is located in rocks underneath the Earth's surface and pumped out through pools.
• Coal is a solid fossil fuel used in the manufacture of home heating and electricity. It is found in fossilised swamps beneath deposits of soil. They can not be produced as oil or natural gas because they are solid, because they have to be excavated from the earth.
• Natural gas is commonly used in households for cooking and heating. Most methane is present below the Earth's surface near oil wells. It produces oil. Nucléar energy comes from radioactives, particularly uranium, which is extracted from mined mineral ore and converted into fuel. The same oil sources can be used to extract crude oil and pump natural gas out.