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






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






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






4. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






6. 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






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






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






9. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






12. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






13. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






14. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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






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






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






20. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






23. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Percent composition of glass






32. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






34. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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


36. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






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






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


41. Famous hydroelectric dams






42. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






44. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






46. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






48. Melting point of glass






49. 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.






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