Combined Science GCSE
Use and operation during its lifetime
What Use and operation during its lifetime means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Use and operation during its lifetime
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Reference: AQA
The stage covering everything that happens while the product is actually being used, including the energy it consumes and any fuel or electricity it needs.
Topics that use Use and operation during its lifetime
- Life cycle assessment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Comparing products over their lifetimes
- Disposal
- Environmental costs
- Extraction
- Finite and renewable resources
- Function and impact of packaging
- Life cycle assessment
- Processing
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