The natural resources used by society are limited by various factors. Why is coal considered a nonrenewable resource?

Coal forms from ancient plant material that is buried and changed by heat and pressure over millions of years. People use coal far faster than new coal can form, so it is considered nonrenewable. Choice D gives this reason; choice A is too absolute, since coal can form again, but only over an extremely long time.

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