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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






3. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






4. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






8. Melting point of glass






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






17. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






18. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






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






23. Another word for virgin






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






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






26. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






27. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






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






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

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






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






33. Percent composition of glass






34. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






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






38. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






39. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






41. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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

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






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






46. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






48. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






49. The simplest plastic polymer.






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