AQA GCSE Chemistry · 8462
Specification 4.7.1.1, 4.10.1.1 · Paper 2
A natural resource that is used much faster than it forms, so its supply can eventually run out.
Revise: Alkanes and Crude OilOver millions of years, the buried material changed into crude oil. It is a finite resource because it forms far more slowly than we use it; the supply cannot be replaced quickly.
- Revise: Sustainability and Finite Resources
A resource that exists in limited supply and is used much faster than natural processes can replace it.