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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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






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






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






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






5. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






6. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






7. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Melting point of glass






14. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






17. Percent composition of glass






18. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






19. Another word for virgin






20. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






21. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






31. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






35. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






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






39. The simplest plastic polymer.






40. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






41. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






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






45. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






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






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






50. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil