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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 glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California






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






3. 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






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






5. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






8. Percent composition of glass






9. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






11. Another word for virgin






12. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






14. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






15. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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

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






18. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






19. Melting point of glass






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






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






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






23. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






24. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






27. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






28. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






30. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






31. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






33. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






43. Famous hydroelectric dams






44. The simplest plastic polymer.






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

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






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






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






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






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