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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






3. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






4. 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






5. The number of times paper can be reused.






6. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






7. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






8. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






10. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






11. Percent composition of glass






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


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






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






15. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






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






30. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






31. The simplest plastic polymer.






32. Another word for virgin






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






34. Melting point of glass






35. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






39. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






40. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






41. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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