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






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The five most used forms of renewable energy






15. 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.






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






17. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






19. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






21. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






22. 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






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






24. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






26. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






29. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






30. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






31. Another word for virgin






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






33. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






34. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






35. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






36. The number of times paper can be reused.






37. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






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






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






43. The simplest plastic polymer.






44. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






45. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






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






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