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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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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.






2. The five most used forms of renewable energy






3. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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


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






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






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






8. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






9. Melting point of glass






10. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






11. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






14. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






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






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






20. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






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






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


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






25. The simplest plastic polymer.






26. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






28. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






31. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






38. 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






39. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






41. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






49. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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