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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which statement comparing examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources is true? A. Geothermal energy is a nonrenewable resource because it can't be used up, but natural gas is a renewable resource because it will eventually run out B. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource because it can't be used up, but natural gas is a nonrenewable resource because it will eventually run out C. Both geothermal energy and natural gas are renewable resources because they will never run out D. Both geothermal energy and natural gas are nonrenewable resources because they will eventually

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I dont know what Geothermal energy is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Geothermal energy is the heat from the earth. So since both the heat from the earth and natural gases are renewable, the appropriate answer would be C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is coal referred to as a fossil fuel? A. Coal was formed from decaying layers of plants in swamps millions of years ago. They fossilized into coal. B. Coal was formed from marine organisms millions of years ago. They fossilized into coal. C. Coal was formed from black shales that were uplifted millions of years ago and fossilized into coal. D. Coal was formed from marine sediments millions of years ago. They compacted and cemented into coal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think it is A. or B.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I believe it is B..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which correctly compares how oil and natural gas are formed? A. Oil results from the compressed remains of plant matter, while natural gas is the compressed remains of marine organisms. Both are made due to pressure and heat under buried layers of rock over millions of years. B. Both oil and natural gas are formed from the compressed remains of marine organisms. Oil was made due to pressure and heat under buried layers of rock over millions of years, while natural gas was made by heating the compressed remains from magma underneath. C. Both oil and natural gas are the compressed remains of marine organisms. Both are made due to pressure and heat under buried layers of rock over millions of years. D. Oil results from the compressed remains of marine organisms, while natural gas is the compressed remains of plants. Both are made due to pressure and heat under buried layers of rock over millions of years.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think it is A.

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