( ( Nonrenewable Resource ) ( ( ( A resource ) that ) ( ( ( can not ) ( be ( ( replaced ( in ( ( the environment ) ( -LRB- ( i.e. ( , ( ( fossil fuels ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( because ( it ( ( forms ( at ( ( a rate ) ( far slower ) ) ) ) ( than ( its consumption ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
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Nonrenewable Resource A resource that cannot be replaced in the environment (i.e., fossil fuels ) because it forms at a rate far slower than its consumption.
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