Plastic Manufacturing and Processes

Plastic is made from what raw material?

• Slate

• Crude Oil

• Tree Sap

• Iron Ore

True or False - Biodegradable is a word used to describe materials that break down naturally.

• True

• False

What word best describes a material that can be moulded?

• Ductile

• Brittle

• Malleable

• Soft

True or False - Thermosetting polymers can be reheated and recycled easily.

• True

• False

What helps to use less raw materials and reduce the amount of waste that gets dumped?

• Incineration

• Recycling

• Mass Production

• Hoarding

True or False - 8 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans each year?

• True

• False

If one group of plastic was thermoplastics, what is the other group of plastic called?

• Thermoset

• Thermofrosted

• Thermolined

• Hydrostatic

Which of these plastics is a thermoplastic - melts or softens? Check all that apply:

• Epoxy Resin

• Acrylic

• Melamine

• High Density Polyethylene

What process is used to harden liquid resin?

• Veneering Process

• Adhesive Process

• Bonding Process

• Chemical Process

Which of the two groups of plastics is recyclable?

• Thermoplastics

• Thermoset Plastics