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===About Non-renewable Energy Resources===
There are 4 main '''non-renewable energy resources ''' that humans [[human]]s use:
*[[Coal#Power|Coal]] - Enough for another 150 years before it runs out.
*[[Crude Oil#Power|Crude Oil]] - Enough for 50 years until it runs out.
*[[Natural Gas#Power|Natural Gas]] - Enough for 200 years.
*[[Nuclear Fuel#Power|Nuclear Fuel]] - Enough [[Uranium]] for 230 years.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''non-renewable energy resource''' is an [[Energy Resource]] which cannot be replaced within our lifetime once it has been used.
===About Non-renewable Energy Resources===
There are 4 main '''non-renewable energy resources''' that [[human]]s use:
*[[Coal#Power|Coal]] - Enough for another 150 years before it runs out.
*[[Crude Oil#Power|Crude Oil]] - Enough for 50 years until it runs out.
*[[Natural Gas#Power|Natural Gas]] - Enough for 200 years.
*[[Nuclear Fuel#Power|Nuclear Fuel]] - Enough [[Uranium]] for 230 years.
To generate [[electricity]] all of these '''non-renewable energy resources''' are used in [[Thermal Power Station|thermal power stations]] in which the [[fuel]] used to [[boiling|boil]] [[water]].