Crude oil – an example of a non renewable resource
10 Examples of non-renewable resources are:
Petroleum/crude oil
Natural Gas
Earth Minerals
Coal
Groundwater
Land Surface/Soil
Plastic
Nuclear Energy
Biomass Energy (in some cases...
Renewable resource – soil?
Is soil a renewable material?
Some natural resources, such as sunshine, win and geothermal power are renewable resources but others are not so obvious. A definition of renewable might be ‘a resource that...
5 disadvantages of non renewable resources
Disadvantages of non renewable resources:
Exploration and conversion takes time and resources.
Diminishing resources – non renewables are disappearing.
Causes pollution and emits greenho...
