chapter 4 exploring materials review 1

__________________ form when chemical bonds link large numbers of monomers in a repeating pattern.

• Monomers

• Polymers

• Composites

• Yeah, I wasn't paying attention the first day of this chapter.

The smaller molecules from which polymers are built are called

• polymers

• monomers

• composites

• plastics

A ________________________ combines two or more substances in a new material with different properties

• polymer

• monomer

• composite

• plastic

TRUE or FALSE Alloys are used much more than pure metals because they are generally stronger and less likely to react with air or water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE In 1896, French scientist Marie Curie discovered the effects of radioactive decay while studying a mineral containing uranium.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Any large molecule made of many monomers is called a

• plastic

• polymer

• protein

• chain

Fiberglass is a type of

• polymer

• alloy

• ceramic

• composite

The properties of alloys more resemble those of

• ceramics

• glass

• metals

• polymers

Clean sand is heated to its melting point to make

• ceramics

• glass

• alloys

• composites

Unstable atomic nuclei that release fast-moving particles and energy are

• radioactive

• alloys

• isotopes

• alpha particles