Geography GCSE
Fossil Fuels
What Fossil Fuels means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Fossil Fuels
Non-renewable energy sources formed from the remains of living organisms (coal, oil, natural gas).
Topics that use Fossil Fuels
- To meet demand, countries use energy resources in different proportions. This is called the energy mix (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Fossil Fuels in the exam
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