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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. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






5. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






6. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






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






10. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






13. The number of times paper can be reused.






14. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






15. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






16. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






17. The five most used forms of renewable energy






18. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The simplest plastic polymer.






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

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






28. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






29. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






37. Melting point of glass






38. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






39. 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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






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

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