Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable sources of energy because ________

A) people are cutting down too many forests to allow trees to turn into coal
B) they release carbon dioxide when they are burned
C) carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are too high to allow fossil fuels to form
D) they are used more quickly than they can naturally be replaced


D

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