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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 Brazil






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






3. Melting point of glass






4. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






5. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Percent composition of glass






16. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






17. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






18. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






19. The number of times paper can be reused.






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Another word for virgin






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






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






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






32. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






33. 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.






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


35. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






36. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






37. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






39. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






48. The five most used forms of renewable energy






49. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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