Multiple choice

Nonrenewable resources

  1. can be exhausted within dozens or hundreds of years.

  2. exist in a fixed quantity.

  3. are renewable, but only over millions or billions of years.

  4. all of the choices.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nonrenewable resources exist in finite quantities, take geological time to form, and are consumed faster than they are replaced. All listed options correctly describe these properties.