Synthetic Materials Assessment

A(n) _________________ is the matter from which a substance is or can be made.

• plastic

• atom

• molecule

• material

Synthetic materials are obtained from ______ which have undergone a ______ reaction in a laboratory or factory.

• air; natural

• chemical; natural material

• natural materials; physical

• natural materials; chemical

How can materials be identified?

• Mass

• A magnifying glass

• Chemical and Physical Properties

• By looking at them

A materials properties cannot change.

• True

• False

Natural materials can be obtained from each of the following EXCEPT:

• Plants

• Plastics

• The ground

• Animals

Atoms of the natural material rearrange to form synthetic materials.

• True

• False

Which is a molecule made of small organic molecules bonded together, forming a long chain?

• Monomer

• Polymer

Which is one molecule that makes up a long chain?

• Monomer

• Polymer

Synthetic materials are not made with specific properties to carry out specific functions.

• True

• False

Synthetic materials are made from ____________.

• Natural materials

• Plastics

• Synthetic fibers