Fossil Fuels to Plastic | Part 2

Fossil Fuels to Plastic | Part 2

Conventional plastic is made from fossil fuels, and is a product of the oil and gas industry.

Multiple Select

[Check all that apply]. Conventional plastic is...

• a contributor to global warming.

• a type of polymer that is made by humans from fossil fuels.

• biodegradable.

• nonrenewable.

Multiple Choice

Biodegradable means...

• energy from a source that does not run out, like from the air or wind.

• degrading biographies

• capable of breaking down naturally from being consumed by bacteria or other living organisms.

Multiple Choice

Greenhouse gas emissions are harmful to the environment. What do you think produces LESS greenhouse gas emissions?

• conventional plastic

• bioplastics

Bioplastics are:

1. plastics from a renewable resource
2. able to break down naturally
3. break down when consumed by natural organisms like bacteria
4. better for the environment (people, plants, animals, oceans)

Multiple Select

[Check all that apply.] Renewable means...

• doesn't run out when used.

• it doesn't take a long time to create more of a raw material.

• that it can be ordered and will arrive with two day shipping.

• able to be renewed