Petroleum is called ________.

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  1. a non-renewable resource since conditions that produced it no longer exist 
  2. a renewable resource since it is derived from dead plants 
  3. a non-renewable resource since it cannot be made in a factory
  4. a renewable resource since a single oil well gives oil everyday

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Option 1 : a non-renewable resource since conditions that produced it no longer exist 
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The correct answer is a non-renewable resource since the conditions that produced it no longer exist.

Key Points

  • Petroleum is called is a non-renewable resource since the conditions that produced it no longer exist.
  • Nonrenewable resources are derived from the Earth— in a finite supply that can take billions of years to replenish.
  • Historically, many nonrenewables have been relatively cheap to extract.
  • But as their supply continues to diminish, the cost of this extraction may rise in price, leading customers to use alternative sources, such as solar and wind energy.
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