Week 11 Synthetic and Natural Polymers Review

A people-made material made through chemical processes

• synthetic material

• natural material

• polymer

• monomer

Materials that come from sources such as plants, animals and the earth

• synthetic materials

• natural materials

• polymers

• monomers

Repeating chains of smaller units.

• polymer

• monomer

• water

• glass

A unit that makes up a much larger molecule. This is repeated over and over in a long chain.

• monomer

• polymer

• piece

• trimer

True or False? Both natural and synthetic materials come from natural sources.

Remember that synthetic materials are made from petroleum oil.

• True

• False

Check all of the items that are a natural material

• rock

• nylon rope

• cement

• wood

• oil

Check all of the options that are synthetic materials.

• cement

• astroturf

• flavorings

• vitamins

• flavor extract