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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California






2. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






3. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






14. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






16. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






18. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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

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21. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






24. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






25. The number of times paper can be reused.






26. 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






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






28. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






30. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






32. Melting point of glass






33. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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

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






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






44. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






47. Another word for virgin






48. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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