Chemistry GCSE
Limited resources
What Limited resources means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Limited resources
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Reference: AQA
Resources that will eventually run out, such as the fossil fuels supplying much of the energy for extracting raw materials and manufacturing products.
Topics that use Limited resources
- Ways of reducing the use of resources (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Crude oil as the feedstock for most plastics
- Earth's finite raw materials
- Evidence-based decision making
- Fossil fuels
- Habitat and landscape destruction
- Impurities
- Landfill
- Manufacture of glass, building materials and clay ceramics
Using Limited resources in the exam
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