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QuizMultiple Choice

Resources and Scarcity

Question 2 • * HSA 26-27 Economics

Which resource is renewable?

Answer
A
gold
B
coal
C
lumber
D
minerals

Explanation

Lumber comes from trees, which can be replanted and grow again when forests are managed sustainably. Gold, coal, and other minerals are nonrenewable because they form over very long periods and are used up much faster than they can be replaced. Therefore, lumber is the renewable resource.

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