What are the differences between consumptive use and non consumptive use of natural resources?

they used natural resources by farming

Consumptive resources are resources that are unable to be renewed or take a long period of time to do so. Non consumptive resources are resources like solar energy that don't use up any resources.

Consumptive water use is water that is use up. That has been consumed! Non consumptive use is water that isn't used up. Things like fishtanks or decoration intended fountains.

Ones that replace themselves and ones that don't.

it depends on the food you are eating