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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. Another word for virgin






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






3. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






6. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






8. 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






9. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






10. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






11. Melting point of glass






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






13. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






14. The number of times paper can be reused.






15. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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






19. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






20. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






22. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






25. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Percent composition of glass






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






48. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






49. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






50. Famous hydroelectric dams