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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. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.






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






3. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






10. The five most used forms of renewable energy






11. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






13. 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






14. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






16. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






18. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






19. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






33. Melting point of glass






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






35. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






36. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






45. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






47. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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


49. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






50. Famous hydroelectric dams