Combined Science GCSE
Extraction
What Extraction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Extraction
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Reference: AQA
Obtaining raw materials from the Earth, such as quarrying limestone, mining metal ores, drilling crude oil or harvesting timber.
Topics that use Extraction
- Life cycle assessment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparing products over their lifetimes
- Disposal
- Environmental costs
- Finite and renewable resources
- Function and impact of packaging
- Life cycle assessment
- Processing
- Recycling and material choice
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