Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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nonrenewable

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not capable of being renewed, such as a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed

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renewable

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capable of being renewed, such as a resource that is inexhaustible or replaceable by new formation.

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fossil fuels

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natural fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms, considered nonrenewable.

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sustainable development

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development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs