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GCSE Physics · key term
An energy resource with a finite supply that is not replenished on a human timescale.
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Specification 3.13 · Paper 1
A finite energy resource that is not replenished as quickly as it is used and will eventually run out.
Revise: Energy SourcesA non-renewable resource is finite and is not replaced as quickly as people use it. Fossil fuels—coal, oil and natural gas—and nuclear fuels such as uranium are non-renewable.
Specification P8.2a · Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher)
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An energy resource with a finite supply that is not replaced as quickly as people use it.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Energy Resources and Usage PatternsA non-renewable resource exists in a finite store. Coal, oil and natural gas formed over geological timescales, far more slowly than people consume them. Nuclear fuel is also non-renewable because usable supplies of fuels such as uranium are finite, even though a nuclear power station does not burn a fossil fuel.