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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 plastic produced in the US that is recycled






2. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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


4. Another word for virgin






5. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






7. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






9. Melting point of glass






10. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






11. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






12. Percent composition of glass






13. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






15. 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






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






17. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






19. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






20. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






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






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


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






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






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






27. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






30. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






31. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






42. The number of times paper can be reused.






43. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






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






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






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






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






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