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






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






3. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






6. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






7. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






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






12. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






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






16. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






18. Famous hydroelectric dams






19. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






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






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

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






26. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






27. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






29. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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






33. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






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

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38. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






39. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






41. The number of times paper can be reused.






42. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






43. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






46. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.