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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. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






2. The simplest plastic polymer.






3. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






5. 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.






6. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






7. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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






10. Melting point of glass






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






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






13. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






26. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






28. Another word for virgin






29. Percent composition of glass






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






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

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






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






34. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






36. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






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






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






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






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

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43. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






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






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






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






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






49. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






50. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product