they are limited because many fossil fuels must be refined before being used. Years ago, when prehistoric animals and plants died, layers of rock and dirt gradually buried them. ... Other resources, like fossil fuels, are called nonrenewable, which means they have a limited supply and are not continuously being made or they are made very slowly
Answer: The coal, oil and natural gas we are consuming now are the remnants of plants, trees and animals that were living hundreds of millions of years ago. There is no way to replace them, as conditions on Earth are much different now.
Explanation: Mines and wells are being depleted much faster than they were a hundred years ago when demand was much less-- fewer people, fewer cars, fewer planes. . . and people believed there was an endless supply. Many of those mines and oil wells are now empty.
