Plastics

Synthetic plastics are derived from a carbon based raw materials. Identify these raw material.

• Wood pulp, starch and plant fibres

• Bauxite, alumina and oxides

• Crude oil, coal and gas products

• Acid free chemicals

Plastics are chemically bonded from small molecules. What is the name of the small molecule that forms the basis of a polymer?

• Minime

• Polymer

• Singlimer

• Monomer

Choose suitable materials for the clear plastic windows in packaging. (3 out of 5)

• LDPE

• Acrylic

• PVC

• Cellophane

• Acetate

Which of these plastics can be recycled

(2 out of 4)

• PET

• PP

• HDPE

• LDPE

Thermoplastics are MORE readily recycled than thermosets

(true or false?)

• True

• False

Properties of recycled plastics never decline

(true or false?)

• True

• False

We've produced more plastic in the last 10 years than in the last century.

(true or false?)

• True

• False

Why is plastic used so much?

• it is rigid

• it is expensive

• it is flexible

• it is cheap and versatile

What percentage of trash in the ocean is actually plastic?

• 90%

• 75%

• 100%

• 45%

This major type of plastic during processing is analagous to an egg

• Thermoplastic

• Thermoset

• Elastomer