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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to the removing of oxygen from a metal ore by burning it with a carbon - based fuel or electrolytically.






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






3. Percent composition of glass






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






5. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






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

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






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






20. 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.






21. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The simplest plastic polymer.






29. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






32. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






33. Melting point of glass






34. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






36. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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






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

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






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






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






43. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






44. The five most used forms of renewable energy






45. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






47. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






48. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






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