The properties of synthetic materials are different from the natural materials from which they are made because they have undergone a chemical process.

• True

• False

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Ceramics are strong but brittle, and are good conductors.

• True

• False

Any physical matter that is obtained or made from plants, animals, or the ground without undergoing a chemical process is called a natural material.

• True

• False

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When synthetic materials are made from natural materials the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different atoms.

• True

• False

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The chemical process in which small organic molecules called monomers bond together to form a chain is called ________.

• production

• polymerization

• technology

• modification

Which of the following is NOT a synthetic material?

• polyester

• bone china

• wood

• concrete

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Which synthetic material is flexible and can be spun into fabric for clothing?

• rayon

• cement

• Red 40

• fiberglass

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Each material has characteristic physical and _______ properties that can be used to identify it.

A material that has been altered by undergoing a chemical reaction in a laboratory or factory is called a __________ material.

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