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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California
Solar energy
10% of gasoline in California
Cullet
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy

2. The process by which aluminum oxide is obtained from bauxite
Three Gorges Dam
Geothermal energy
Bayer refining process
Wind

3. Percent of glass market that is from bottles and jars
Prompt industrial scrap
Smelting
80% of the recycled glass market
Thermoset polymers

4. Amount of energy required to make recycled paper products.
Thermoplastic polymers
Prompt industrial scrap
60% of the energy required to make new paper
20% of Code 1 Plastics

5. Percent composition of glass
80% of raw glass material
10% of gasoline in California
94.4% of aluminum
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone

6. Famous hydroelectric dams
Virgin
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Hydropower
Itaipu Dam

7. Scrap material generated by a company and reused or recycled by that company
80% of raw glass material
80% of the recycled glass market
Home scrap
Wind

8. Was the largest dam at the time it was built; still one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the US.
Thermoset polymers
Hoover Dam
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
1 -500 C

9. Amount of energy required to make a ton of recycled aluminum.
79% of all glass beverage containers
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
5% of plastic produced in the US
Three Gorges Dam

10. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California
Thermoset polymers
85% of aluminum
Virgin
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy

11. Amount of energy required to make recycled glass products.
56% of paper consumed in the US
1 -500 C
60% of the energy required to make new glass
10% of gasoline in California

12. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.
Thermoset polymers
Wind
Cullet
Hoover Dam

13. Have relatively linear molecular structure. When they are heated above their melting point - they soften and flow like a liquid.
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Thermoplastic polymers
The Aswan Dam
Primary

14. Percent of plastic produced in the US that is recycled
5% of plastic produced in the US
Resin
Primary
11.8% of California's energy

15. 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
Resins coded with numbers
Hydropower
Smelting
1 -500 C

16. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US
80% of the recycled glass market
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
50% of aluminum
Thermoset polymers

17. 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.
1 -500 C
79% of all glass beverage containers
Old scrap
Thermoset polymers

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

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19. Air movement that can be harnessed to give mechanical energy or electricity.
Biomass
Wind
85% of aluminum
95% reduction in air pollution

20. Organic material that can be burned to release energy in the form of heat.
Smelting
80% of the recycled glass market
Virgin
Biomass

21. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California
Virgin
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Origin of plastic
79% of all glass beverage containers

22. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil
Origin of plastic
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
Resins coded with numbers

23. The simplest plastic polymer.
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Wind
Polyethylene
Home scrap

24. Melting point of glass
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
Hoover Dam
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
1 -500 C

25. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use
Origin of plastic
40% of landfill material
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
10% of gasoline in California

26. Built to control flooding on the Nile; provided about half of Egypt's electricity at the time it was built
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
The Resin Identification Code
Polyethylene
The Aswan Dam

27. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product
60% of the energy required to make new paper
The Resin Identification Code
79% of all glass beverage containers
Secondary

28. Radiation from the Sun that can be used directly for heating - or it can be converted to electricity.
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Prompt industrial scrap
Cracking
Solar energy

29. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.
Bauxite Ore
Smelting
The Resin Identification Code
Wind

30. The process by which ethane and propane are converted to ethylene and propylene
80% of raw glass material
Cracking
Secondary
Thermoplastic polymers

31. Material from discarded consumer products. Source of 1/3 of the aluminum used in the US
The Aswan Dam
Old scrap
56% of paper consumed in the US
Annealed

32. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled
Secondary
95% reduction in air pollution
Resins coded with numbers
20% of Code 1 Plastics

33. The five most used forms of renewable energy
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
Resins coded with numbers
Bauxite Ore
Virgin

34. The ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
80% of raw glass material
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Sustainability
10% of gasoline in California

35. The number of times paper can be reused.
85% of aluminum
79% of all glass beverage containers
Five to seven times
11.8% of California's energy

36. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution
Origin of plastic
Resin
60% of the energy required to make new glass
95% reduction in air pollution

37. Percent of materials used to make new bottles and jars that can be cullet
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
80% of raw glass material
Cracking
Primary

38. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in the US
Smelting
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Solar energy
20% of Code 1 Plastics

39. Reuse of bottles and crushing of collected glass bottles to be re - melted
Polyethylene
The Aswan Dam
The Resin Identification Code
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers

40. The largest damn in the US and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world
Solar energy
Thermoplastic polymers
The Aswan Dam
The Grand Coulee Dam

41. Percent of fiber used to make new paper products in the US that comes form recycled sources.
11.8% of California's energy
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
80% of raw glass material
16% of California's energy

42. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption
60% of the energy required to make new glass
Secondary
Transportation uses
Bauxite Ore

43. Percent of paper consumed in the US that was recovered for recycling
Itaipu Dam
Polyethylene
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
56% of paper consumed in the US

44. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.
80% of raw glass material
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
Itaipu Dam
Virgin

45. Refers to the removing of oxygen from a metal ore by burning it with a carbon - based fuel or electrolytically.
Three Gorges Dam
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Smelting
The Resin Identification Code

46. Another word for virgin
Bauxite Ore
Annealed
Bayer refining process
Primary

47. (recycling) The original product - not made out of recycled materials
Virgin
Bayer refining process
Secondary
Thermoset polymers

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

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49. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin
The Resin Identification Code
79% of all glass beverage containers
40% of landfill material
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles

50. The process of heating glass to make it stronger
85% of aluminum
Transportation uses
Thermoplastic polymers
Annealed