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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in Brazil






8. Percent of gasoline that must be ethanol in California






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






10. The process of heating glass to make it stronger






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






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






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






14. The number of times paper can be reused.






15. Mineral from which industrial aluminum is obtained.






16. Percent of landfill material that is waste paper






17. Percent of aluminum that is recycled in the US






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






19. 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.






20. Percent composition of glass






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






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






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






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






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






26. Percent of virgin aluminum that is still in use






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Melting point of glass






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






37. The five most used forms of renewable energy






38. Amount by which recycling paper reduces air pollution






39. Made or recovered from both new and scrap product






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






47. Propane and ethane extracted from crude oil






48. Percent of code 1 plastics that are recycled






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






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