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






2. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






4. The number of times paper can be reused.






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

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6. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






7. 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






8. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






9. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






11. Another word for virgin






12. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






13. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






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






18. The five most used forms of renewable energy






19. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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






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






24. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






25. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






26. 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.






27. Melting point of glass






28. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






30. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






38. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






41. Percent composition of glass






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






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






44. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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

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






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






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






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






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