Finite resource
What Finite resource means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Finite resource
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Finite resource in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Crude oil is being used up much faster than it is formed, so once used it cannot be replaced within a human timescale.
A resource that is used up faster than it is replaced, so its supply will eventually run out.
Topics that use Finite resource
- Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes (AQA GCSE)
- Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Crude oil
- Evaluating significance
- finite
- Finite resources
- Formation over millions of years
- Fractional distillation
- General formula CnH2n+2
- Homologous series
Using Finite resource in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Combined Science questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge