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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. 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
Virgin
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
Hydropower
10% of gasoline in California

2. Was the largest dam at the time it was built; still one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the US.
95% reduction in air pollution
60% of the energy required to make new glass
Hoover Dam
85% of aluminum

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

4. The process by which aluminum oxide is obtained from bauxite
Bayer refining process
Prompt industrial scrap
Geothermal energy
Sustainability

5. Amount of energy required to make a ton of recycled aluminum.
80% of raw glass material
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Resins coded with numbers
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US

6. Percent composition of glass
Sustainability
80% of the recycled glass market
The Resin Identification Code
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone

7. The largest damn in the US and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world
20% of Code 1 Plastics
The Grand Coulee Dam
Geothermal energy
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy

8. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product
Secondary
Itaipu Dam
5% of plastic produced in the US
80% of the recycled glass market

9. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.
Old scrap
Cullet
10% of gasoline in California
50% of aluminum

10. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper
Old scrap
40% of landfill material
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Resins coded with numbers

11. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled
Secondary
94.4% of aluminum
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
20% of Code 1 Plastics

12. The number of times paper can be reused.
1 -500 C
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Five to seven times

13. Percent of materials used to make new bottles and jars that can be cullet
50% of aluminum
80% of raw glass material
85% of aluminum
The Grand Coulee Dam

14. Scrap generated by a company that cannot or will not use it. The company sells this scrap on the secondary market
80% of raw glass material
Prompt industrial scrap
The Aswan Dam
Thermoplastic polymers

15. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Biomass
Itaipu Dam
94.4% of aluminum

16. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
56% of paper consumed in the US
50% of aluminum
79% of all glass beverage containers

17. Famous hydroelectric dams
Geothermal energy
94.4% of aluminum
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Annealed

18. (recycling) The original product - not made out of recycled materials
Three Gorges Dam
Resin
Virgin
Hoover Dam

19. A kind of polymer that comes in two parts. When the two parts are mixed - they fuse together and harden.
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
Resin
Cullet
Hydropower

20. Melting point of glass
10% of gasoline in California
1 -500 C
20% of Code 1 Plastics
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US

21. Percent of glass market that is from bottles and jars
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
Three Gorges Dam
Sustainability
80% of the recycled glass market

22. Have relatively linear molecular structure. When they are heated above their melting point - they soften and flow like a liquid.
Old scrap
Five to seven times
Thermoplastic polymers
Hoover Dam

23. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil
Thermoset polymers
Origin of plastic
11.8% of California's energy
Bauxite Ore

24. In China - still being built - will produce the most hydroelectric power in the world
Three Gorges Dam
Bayer refining process
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers

25. The ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
80% of the recycled glass market
Wind
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Sustainability

26. Percent of plastic produced in the US that is recycled
The Resin Identification Code
Virgin
Sustainability
5% of plastic produced in the US

27. The process by which ethane and propane are converted to ethylene and propylene
11.8% of California's energy
40% of landfill material
Cracking
60% of the energy required to make new glass

28. Organic material that can be burned to release energy in the form of heat.
80% of raw glass material
94.4% of aluminum
Biomass
60% of the energy required to make new paper

29. Thermoplastics - all can be recycled - but not all are.
Resins coded with numbers
Bauxite Ore
Itaipu Dam
40% of landfill material

30. The process of heating glass to make it stronger
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
The Grand Coulee Dam
Primary
Annealed

31. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution
Five to seven times
Itaipu Dam
95% reduction in air pollution
79% of all glass beverage containers

32. Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth that can be used to heat buildings or generate electricity.
Geothermal energy
Sustainability
80% of raw glass material
Itaipu Dam

33. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.
Biomass
Bauxite Ore
16% of California's energy
Geothermal energy

34. Reuse of bottles and crushing of collected glass bottles to be re - melted
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
The Aswan Dam
Geothermal energy
85% of aluminum

35. Scrap material generated by a company and reused or recycled by that company
Biomass
Hydropower
Home scrap
Hoover Dam

36. Amount of energy required to make recycled glass products.
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
Annealed
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
60% of the energy required to make new glass

37. Percent of fiber used to make new paper products in the US that comes form recycled sources.
The Resin Identification Code
Smelting
Annealed
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US

38. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
79% of all glass beverage containers
Virgin
Geothermal energy

39. Amount of energy required to make recycled paper products.
Annealed
Hydropower
Thermoplastic polymers
60% of the energy required to make new paper

40. Percent of paper consumed in the US that was recovered for recycling
56% of paper consumed in the US
Polyethylene
16% of California's energy
Primary

41. Air movement that can be harnessed to give mechanical energy or electricity.
10% of gasoline in California
40% of landfill material
Wind
50% of aluminum

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

43. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in the US
Five to seven times
Virgin
Secondary
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles

44. Material from discarded consumer products. Source of 1/3 of the aluminum used in the US
Sustainability
Thermoset polymers
Old scrap
80% of the recycled glass market

45. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin
Hoover Dam
The Resin Identification Code
94.4% of aluminum
Biomass

46. 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.
11.8% of California's energy
56% of paper consumed in the US
94.4% of aluminum
Thermoset polymers

47. The simplest plastic polymer.
Resins coded with numbers
Polyethylene
Origin of plastic
Resin

48. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil
94.4% of aluminum
80% of the recycled glass market
5% of plastic produced in the US
60% of the energy required to make new paper

49. The five most used forms of renewable energy
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
Wind

50. Built to control flooding on the Nile; provided about half of Egypt's electricity at the time it was built
85% of aluminum
The Aswan Dam
5% of plastic produced in the US
56% of paper consumed in the US