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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

Subjects : cset, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Percent of glass market that is from bottles and jars






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






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






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






5. Percent composition of glass






6. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






13. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






17. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






20. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






21. (recycling) The original product - not made out of recycled materials






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

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23. The use of the kinetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate electricity. The most widely used form of renewable energy






24. The five most used forms of renewable energy






25. Melting point of glass






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






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






28. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






30. Percent of plastic produced in the US that is recycled






31. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






34. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






36. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






39. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






41. 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.






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






43. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






44. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






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






48. Another word for virgin






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






50. Famous hydroelectric dams