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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






2. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






3. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






4. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.






5. Organic material that can be burned to release energy in the form of heat.






6. The ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs






7. Thermoplastics - all can be recycled - but not all are.






8. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






9. The simplest plastic polymer.






10. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in the US






11. Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth that can be used to heat buildings or generate electricity.






12. Material from discarded consumer products. Source of 1/3 of the aluminum used in the US






13. The process by which aluminum oxide is obtained from bauxite






14. Percent composition of glass






15. Amount of energy required to make a ton of recycled aluminum.






16. Scrap generated by a company that cannot or will not use it. The company sells this scrap on the secondary market






17. Percent of paper consumed in the US that was recovered for recycling






18. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






19. Melting point of glass






20. Refers to the removing of oxygen from a metal ore by burning it with a carbon - based fuel or electrolytically.






21. Percent of glass market that is from bottles and jars






22. The process by which ethane and propane are converted to ethylene and propylene






23. Amount of energy required to make recycled paper products.






24. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.






25. Built to control flooding on the Nile; provided about half of Egypt's electricity at the time it was built






26. Scrap material generated by a company and reused or recycled by that company






27. Air movement that can be harnessed to give mechanical energy or electricity.






28. Percent of materials used to make new bottles and jars that can be cullet






29. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






30. Was the largest dam at the time it was built; still one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the US.






31. Famous hydroelectric dams






32. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






33. Percent of California's energy that comes from renewable resources (excluding hydroelectric plants

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34. Have a structure with links between the chains - forming a rigid - three - dimensional network. When thermoset polymers are heated - they chemically decompose and cannot be reformed into different shapes.






35. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






36. The number of times paper can be reused.






37. Percent of California's energy that comes from hydroelectric plants

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38. Another word for virgin






39. Have relatively linear molecular structure. When they are heated above their melting point - they soften and flow like a liquid.






40. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






41. A kind of polymer that comes in two parts. When the two parts are mixed - they fuse together and harden.






42. Radiation from the Sun that can be used directly for heating - or it can be converted to electricity.






43. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California






44. The largest damn in the US and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world






45. Amount of energy required to make recycled glass products.






46. Percent of fiber used to make new paper products in the US that comes form recycled sources.






47. Reuse of bottles and crushing of collected glass bottles to be re - melted






48. In China - still being built - will produce the most hydroelectric power in the world






49. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






50. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin