Question

What makes a resource nonrenewable?

Answer 1

There are several factors that make a resources non renewable.Some of them are

1) Their presence in limited quantity
2)They can't be replenish or reproduce by various chemical,physical or mechanical forces or factors
3)They take a long period of time for their formation.

Answer 2

A nonrenewable resource is a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal are considerednonrenewable resources in that their use is notsustainable because their formation takes billions of years.