Why are resources like soil, petroleum, and metal ores nonrenewable?

a. They have been broken down over millions of years and cannot be used.
b. There is not enough heat and pressure to create these resources.
c. They are being used up faster than they can be formed again.
d. There is plenty of time for these resources to renew as humans use them.

c. They are being used up faster than they can be formed again.