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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. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin






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






3. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






4. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






5. The simplest plastic polymer.






6. The five most used forms of renewable energy






7. Melting point of glass






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






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






10. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






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






12. 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






13. Another word for virgin






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






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






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

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






18. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






19. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






20. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






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






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






25. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






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






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

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






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






31. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






32. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






33. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






34. 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.






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






36. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






40. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






42. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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