Physics GCSE
fossil fuels
What fossil fuels means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of fossil fuels
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Reference: AQA
Coal, oil and gas, which are finite and so non-renewable, and which dominate transport and heating.
Coal, oil and gas, which heat water to make steam that drives turbines.
Topics that use fossil fuels
- National and global energy resources (AQA GCSE)
- Powering Earth (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Alternating current in the home
- Alternating voltage
- Changing potential difference in power transfer
- comparing resources
- Danger of the live wire with an open switch
- Direct voltage
- earth wire
- environmental impact
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