On Human Time Scales, Nonrenewable Resources ____

question 79

Multiple Choice

On human time scales, nonrenewable resources ____.

• A) may be considered inexhaustible
• B) can never be recycled
• C) are replenished by natural processes within hours
• D) are used without ever becoming depleted
• E) can be depleted much faster than nature can form them

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