J.4.2 Life Cycle of Synthetic Materials

What are some advantages of synthetic materials?

• Cheaper to manufacture 
• Stronger than similar products made from natural material
• Often better quality 
• All of the above

What are synthetic materials mostly made from?

• Coal
• Chemicals
• Trees
• Gasoline

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

man made materials and substances that do not exist naturally in the environment

• nonrenewable products

• synthetic products

• systematic products

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• wood

• cotton

• oil

• plastic

• coal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Synthetic materials are made from chemically processing _________________?

• plastics

• naturals resources

• chemicals

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Can you use old newspapers again? What do you have to do?

• Read the newspapers again.

• Avoid reading the newspapers.

• You can use them to make some new paper.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Which statement is false about synthetic materials?

• Synthetic materials are made from natural resources

• Synthetic materials are made by chemically changing natural resouces to create a material with different characteristics.

• Some examples of synthetic materials are plastics, medicines, and new fuels.

• A synthetic substance cannot be chemically identical to a naturally-occurring substance

• Making and using synthetic materials have both positive and negative impacts on society.

What does Reuse mean?

• Throw away
• Use again or more than once.
• Keep it
• Random

Re-processing material to make another product

• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle

Which of the following is NOT a synthetic material?

• Nylon

• plastic

• paper

• polyester

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3