Physics GCSE
Non-renewable fuels
What Non-renewable fuels means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Non-renewable fuels
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Reference: OCR
Fossil fuels and nuclear fuel, which are non-renewable because their supplies are finite.
Topics that use Non-renewable fuels
- Powering Earth (OCR GCSE)
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Using Non-renewable fuels in the exam
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