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






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






3. The number of times paper can be reused.






4. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






6. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






7. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






10. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






13. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






21. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






23. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






24. Famous hydroelectric dams






25. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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


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






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






30. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






31. 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






32. Percent composition of glass






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






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






35. The simplest plastic polymer.






36. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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


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






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






47. Melting point of glass






48. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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