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CSET Renewable Sources Of Energy And Recycling

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1. Another word for virgin
Primary
16% of California's energy
80% of raw glass material
Thermoplastic polymers

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

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3. Percent of materials used to make new bottles and jars that can be cullet
80% of raw glass material
Itaipu Dam
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Cullet

4. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use
80% of raw glass material
The Grand Coulee Dam
Secondary
70% of virgin aluminum ever made

5. 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
Primary
Hydropower
80% of raw glass material
Geothermal energy

6. (recycling) The original product - not made out of recycled materials
Geothermal energy
Virgin
11.8% of California's energy
Smelting

7. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in the US
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles
Cracking
60% of the energy required to make new glass
Five to seven times

8. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper
Primary
Virgin
40% of landfill material
11.8% of California's energy

9. Percent composition of glass
Sustainability
60% silica sand - 20% soda ash - 15% limestone
60% of the energy required to make new paper
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy

10. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California
10% of gasoline in California
94.4% of aluminum
Solar energy
30% of glass beer and soft drink bottles

11. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Bayer refining process
Five to seven times
70% of virgin aluminum ever made

12. Radiation from the Sun that can be used directly for heating - or it can be converted to electricity.
Cullet
Solar energy
Hoover Dam
Sustainability

13. In China - still being built - will produce the most hydroelectric power in the world
Three Gorges Dam
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Geothermal energy
Origin of plastic

14. Refers to the removing of oxygen from a metal ore by burning it with a carbon - based fuel or electrolytically.
The Grand Coulee Dam
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Sustainability
Smelting

15. Material from discarded consumer products. Source of 1/3 of the aluminum used in the US
16% of California's energy
Old scrap
80% of raw glass material
Bayer refining process

16. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution
95% reduction in air pollution
Annealed
11.8% of California's energy
16% of California's energy

17. Percent of glass beer and soft drink bottles that have been recycled in California
16% of California's energy
The Resin Identification Code
1 -500 C
79% of all glass beverage containers

18. Percent of plastic produced in the US that is recycled
5% of plastic produced in the US
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
40% of landfill material
The Aswan Dam

19. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California
Solar energy
Cracking
Thermoplastic polymers
85% of aluminum

20. Amount of energy required to make a ton of recycled aluminum.
20% of Code 1 Plastics
Home scrap
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Cracking

21. The largest damn in the US and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world
The Grand Coulee Dam
40% of landfill material
79% of all glass beverage containers
Origin of plastic

22. On border of Brazil and Paraguay - produces enough energy to fulfill all of California's needs.
Transportation uses
Itaipu Dam
16% of California's energy
Biomass

23. The process by which ethane and propane are converted to ethylene and propylene
50% of aluminum
85% of aluminum
Old scrap
Cracking

24. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.
Solar energy
The Resin Identification Code
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Bauxite Ore

25. Glass that is crushed and ready to be remelted.
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Cullet
Polyethylene
Hoover Dam

26. Percent of paper consumed in the US that was recovered for recycling
11.8% of California's energy
16% of California's energy
56% of paper consumed in the US
Thermoplastic polymers

27. The process of heating glass to make it stronger
Five to seven times
Cullet
70% of virgin aluminum ever made
Annealed

28. Was the largest dam at the time it was built; still one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the US.
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
The Grand Coulee Dam
Annealed
Hoover Dam

29. Amount of energy required to make recycled paper products.
Resin
Bauxite Ore
Hydropower
60% of the energy required to make new paper

30. The ability to meet humanities current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Resins coded with numbers
Sustainability
Old scrap
Polyethylene

31. The identification code used for different types of plastic resin
Five to seven times
Cullet
Old scrap
The Resin Identification Code

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

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33. The five most used forms of renewable energy
79% of all glass beverage containers
Origin of plastic
Bayer refining process
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy

34. Built to control flooding on the Nile; provided about half of Egypt's electricity at the time it was built
80% of raw glass material
The Aswan Dam
The Grand Coulee Dam
Resin

35. Reuse of bottles and crushing of collected glass bottles to be re - melted
Hydropower
50% of aluminum
79% of all glass beverage containers
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers

36. Have relatively linear molecular structure. When they are heated above their melting point - they soften and flow like a liquid.
85% of aluminum
95% reduction in air pollution
Thermoplastic polymers
Resins coded with numbers

37. Famous hydroelectric dams
Virgin
Polyethylene
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Thermoset polymers

38. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US
The Aswan Dam
Three Gorges Dam
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
50% of aluminum

39. Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth that can be used to heat buildings or generate electricity.
Bauxite Ore
Three Gorges - Itaipu - Grand Coulee - Hoover - Aswan Dam
Geothermal energy
Hydropower

40. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil
79% of all glass beverage containers
94.4% of aluminum
Origin of plastic
Geothermal energy

41. Percent of fiber used to make new paper products in the US that comes form recycled sources.
37% of fiber used to make new paper products in the US
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum
Prompt industrial scrap
95% reduction in air pollution

42. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption
Primary
Transportation uses
40% of landfill material
94.4% of aluminum

43. Amount of energy required to make recycled glass products.
Two forms of recycling glass beverage and food containers
60% of the energy required to make new glass
16% of California's energy
Three Gorges Dam

44. Thermoplastics - all can be recycled - but not all are.
Biomass - hydropower - geothermal energy - wind - solar energy
Polyethylene
Secondary
Resins coded with numbers

45. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product
Secondary
Home scrap
79% of all glass beverage containers
94.4% of aluminum

46. Melting point of glass
Origin of plastic
1 -500 C
The Resin Identification Code
Polyethylene

47. The process by which aluminum oxide is obtained from bauxite
Thermoset polymers
95% reduction in air pollution
Bayer refining process
Home scrap

48. The number of times paper can be reused.
56% of paper consumed in the US
Five to seven times
Geothermal energy
Sustainability

49. Air movement that can be harnessed to give mechanical energy or electricity.
Wind
11.8% of California's energy
10% of gasoline in California
Annealed

50. Scrap material generated by a company and reused or recycled by that company
56% of paper consumed in the US
Annealed
Home scrap
5% of the energy required to make a ton of virgin aluminum