Is oil a renewable or a non-renewable resource?
It is non-renewable. Oil wells do replenish themselves, but at a very slow rate, and sooner or later will stop doing that when the underground reservoir is completely exhausted. • How long have humans been using oil for fuel? Oil has been known since ancient times. The modern history of oil as a fuel for internal combustion began in 1846. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum#History • How many gallons of gasoline or diesel does your family use every month? Write down your estimate, then use your family’s fuel bill to figure out the true amount (hint: you can divide the monthly bill by the price of a gallon of fuel to get the number of gallons). How close was your estimate? Does the number surprise you? Does your number differ much from those of your friends? • If fuel is rationed and your family could only have 20 gallons a month, how would this change your lifestyle? • Name as many as you can of the top dozen oil-exporting countries of the world. 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Russia 3. Norway
