Which of these is a nonrenewable resource?

a. water

b. sunlight

c. metals

d. trees

A nonrenewable resource is a resource that can't be replenished quickly or effectively.

Water is a renewable resource because there is a lot of it, and it is always being replenished through the water cycle.

Sunlight is a inexorable resource, which is just a fancy way of saying it will never run out.

Trees can be planted, but they take a while to grow, but can, technically, be counted as a renewable resource.

Therefore, the only answer that doesn't grow back after you take it is metals.

Your answer is C. Metals.