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Combined Science
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Non-renewable resource

GCSE Combined Science · key term

Non-renewable resource

Definition

A natural resource that cannot be replaced on a human timescale, such as metal ores or fossil fuels.

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AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464

Specification 5.10.2.2 · Paper 4

Revise: Reducing Resource Use

AQA Combined Science Trilogy past papers

Edexcel GCSE Combined Science · 1SC0

Specification Fuels · Paper 3, Paper 4

A resource that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used.
Revise: Crude oil, fractional distillation and cracking

Edexcel Combined Science past papers

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Non-renewable resource — GCSE Combined Science Definition | GradeGen

Fractional distillation

Homologous series

Limited resource