Question

Crude oil that we extract from the earth is a:

• A. renewable resource
• B. non-renewable resource
• C. non-crude resource
• D. non-material resource
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B non-renewable resource

A non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human time-frames.

An example is carbon-based, organically-derived fuel. The original organic material, with the aid of heat and pressure, becomes a fuel such as oil or gas. So, crude oil we extract from the earth is a non-renewable resource.