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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 identification code used for different types of plastic resin






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






3. Another word for virgin






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






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






6. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






7. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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

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






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 plastic produced in the US that is recycled






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






13. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Famous hydroelectric dams






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






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






21. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






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






23. The number of times paper can be reused.






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






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






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






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






28. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






30. The five most used forms of renewable energy






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






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






33. Melting point of glass






34. Accounts for 38% of aluminum consumption






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






36. Percent composition of glass






37. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






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






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






41. The simplest plastic polymer.






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






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






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

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45. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in California