Chemicals that are used to make plastic water bottles come from processing natural gas. What type of resource is natural gas, and which is one way that it
can be conserved?

A. It is a nonrenewable resource and can be conserved by frequently purchasing smaller plastic bottles.

B. It is a renewable resource and can be conserved by recycling the plastic bottle before buying a new plastic bottle of water.

C. It is a nonrenewable resource and can be conserved by reusing a plastic bottle many times.

D. It is a renewable resource and can be conserved by only throwing the plastic bottles in the trash if they are empty.