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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. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin






3. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






4. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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






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

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9. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






13. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






14. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






16. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






18. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






19. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






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






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






23. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






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

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






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






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






30. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






33. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






36. 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






37. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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






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






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






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






43. Percent composition of glass






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






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






46. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






48. The simplest plastic polymer.






49. Famous hydroelectric dams






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