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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. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






4. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






7. Percent composition of glass






8. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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






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






13. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






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






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






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


27. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






29. 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






30. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






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






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






36. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






37. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






39. The simplest plastic polymer.






40. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






41. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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


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






44. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






46. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






50. Melting point of glass