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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. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






3. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






4. 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.






5. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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






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






10. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






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






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

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






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






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






17. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






19. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






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






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






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






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






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






25. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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

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27. Melting point of glass






28. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






30. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






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






32. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






33. Another word for virgin






34. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






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






37. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






38. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California






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






40. Percent composition of glass






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






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






43. 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






44. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






45. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






49. The five most used forms of renewable energy






50. Famous hydroelectric dams