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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Resin
Annealed
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam

2. Melting point of glass
11.8% of California's energy
1 -500 C
The Grand Coulee Dam
Bauxite Ore

3. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California
85% of aluminum
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
Old scrap
Transportation uses

4. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
5% of plastic produced in the US
95% reduction in air pollution
Hoover Dam

5. Percent of fiber used to make new paper products in the US that comes form recycled sources.
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Biomass
Polyethylene

6. Thermoplastics - all can be recycled - but not all are.
Thermoplastic polymers
Prompt industrial scrap
Resins coded with numbers
70% of virgin aluminum ever made

7. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Origin of plastic
94.4% of aluminum
1 -500 C

8. The process by which ethane and propane are converted to ethylene and propylene
Bauxite Ore
Five to seven times
Cracking
80% of raw glass material

9. Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth that can be used to heat buildings or generate electricity.
Geothermal energy
Biomass
Cracking
Cullet

10. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California
79% of all glass beverage containers
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
Secondary

11. The simplest plastic polymer.
Hoover Dam
Polyethylene
16% of California's energy
Hydropower

12. Famous hydroelectric dams
Origin of plastic
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
Polyethylene

13. In China - still being built - will produce the most hydroelectric power in the world
Biomass
Resins coded with numbers
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
Three Gorges Dam

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

15. The five most used forms of renewable energy
Home scrap
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
16% of California's energy

16. Radiation from the Sun that can be used directly for heating - or it can be converted to electricity.
Cullet
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Solar energy
56% of paper consumed in the US

17. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper
Resin
40% of landfill material
The Grand Coulee Dam
Prompt industrial scrap

18. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Prompt industrial scrap
Secondary
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum

19. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution
11.8% of California's energy
95% reduction in air pollution
Cracking
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US

20. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
Bauxite Ore
Cracking

21. Built to control flooding on the Nile; provided about half of Egypt's electricity at the time it was built
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
Five to seven times
The Grand Coulee Dam
The Aswan Dam

22. Scrap generated by a company that cannot or will not use it. The company sells this scrap on the secondary market
11.8% of California's energy
Prompt industrial scrap
Transportation uses
Resins coded with numbers

23. 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
Hydropower
Sustainability
Cracking
5% of plastic produced in the US

24. Percent of paper consumed in the US that was recovered for recycling
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
56% of paper consumed in the US
Sustainability
Bauxite Ore

25. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.
Itaipu Dam
Old scrap
80% of raw glass material
11.8% of California's energy

26. The process by which aluminum oxide is obtained from bauxite
16% of California's energy
Wind
Bayer refining process
1 -500 C

27. A kind of polymer that comes in two parts. When the two parts are mixed - they fuse together and harden.
Solar energy
Resin
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
Old scrap

28. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption
Transportation uses
11.8% of California's energy
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Secondary

29. Was the largest dam at the time it was built; still one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the US.
Hoover Dam
Polyethylene
Hydropower
Virgin

30. Percent composition of glass
Transportation uses
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
56% of paper consumed in the US
The Resin Identification Code

31. Air movement that can be harnessed to give mechanical energy or electricity.
Resins coded with numbers
Wind
Home scrap
The Grand Coulee Dam

32. The process of heating glass to make it stronger
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Annealed
Hoover Dam
Bayer refining process

33. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Prompt industrial scrap
Bauxite Ore
94.4% of aluminum

34. Reuse of bottles and crushing of collected glass bottles to be re - melted
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Polyethylene
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US

35. Another word for virgin
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
Primary
Thermoset polymers
5% of plastic produced in the US

36. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin
1 -500 C
Prompt industrial scrap
Origin of plastic
The Resin Identification Code

37. Organic material that can be burned to release energy in the form of heat.
50% of aluminum
Biomass
56% of paper consumed in the US
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone

38. Percent of glass market that is from bottles and jars
80% of the recycled glass market
16% of California's energy
Old scrap
60% of the energy required to make new glass

39. Scrap material generated by a company and reused or recycled by that company
Prompt industrial scrap
Thermoplastic polymers
Home scrap
80% of raw glass material

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

41. The ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
40% of landfill material
Resin
Sustainability
Wind

42. Percent of materials used to make new bottles and jars that can be cullet
80% of raw glass material
Three Gorges Dam
The Grand Coulee Dam
1 -500 C

43. Percent of plastic produced in the US that is recycled
5% of plastic produced in the US
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Thermoplastic polymers
Sustainability

44. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.
60% of the energy required to make new glass
Cullet
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Old scrap

45. Refers to the removing of oxygen from a metal ore by burning it with a carbon - based fuel or electrolytically.
Five to seven times
Secondary
Smelting
Primary

46. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US
50% of aluminum
40% of landfill material
Polyethylene
Biomass

47. The largest damn in the US and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world
Old scrap
80% of the recycled glass market
The Grand Coulee Dam
94.4% of aluminum

48. 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.
Home scrap
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
Itaipu Dam
Thermoset polymers

49. Amount of energy required to make recycled paper products.
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Primary

50. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in the US
Resins coded with numbers
Polyethylene
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Resin