An energy resource like coal, oil or natural gas is called non-renewable because it does not renew itself every day like wind power or sunlight. We burn oil, and it is finished. Gone. After that we...
If we use it up faster than it renews. Wood is a good example. Wood is usually renewable, because we can plant more trees that will replace the ones we have cut down. But if we don't plant enough...
A renewable resource that is being consumed at the same or lesser rate than it is being created. Sunlight is an example. A non-renewable resource is a resource that is not being created as fast as it...