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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 aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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10. The number of times paper can be reused.






11. Melting point of glass






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






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






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






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






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. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






27. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






29. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






30. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






32. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






33. 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






34. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






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






38. Percent composition of glass






39. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






41. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






42. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






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






46. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






49. The five most used forms of renewable energy






50. The simplest plastic polymer.