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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 aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






4. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






6. The number of times paper can be reused.






7. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






8. Percent composition of glass






9. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






10. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






11. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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

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21. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






25. Melting point of glass






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






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






28. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






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






32. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






33. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






34. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






38. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






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






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






43. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






44. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






45. Another word for virgin






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

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






48. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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