Non-renewable resources
What Non-renewable resources means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Non-renewable resources
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Reference: AQA
Resources such as coal, oil and natural gas that are used far faster than they form, so their stores will eventually run out.
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and nuclear fuel, which are finite and will eventually run out.
Topics that use Non-renewable resources
- National and global energy resources (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid rain and pollutant gases
- Cause
- Convenience, cost and emissions in heating
- Electricity generation
- Energy resource decision making
- Energy transfer
- Energy transfer chains
- Ethical responsibility and future generations
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