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Meaning of a non-renewable energy resource
A hybrid car has an electric motor and a petrol engine.
Petrol is a non-renewable energy resource.
What is meant by a non-renewable energy resource?
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- 1 State that a non-renewable energy resource cannot be replenished as it is used, or that it will run out.
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A non-renewable energy resource is one that cannot be replenished as it is used, so it will eventually run out.
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It cannot be reused.
The mark scheme says to ignore simply saying it cannot be reused; the key idea is that the resource cannot be replenished as it is used or will run out.