Synthetic Materials and Impacts

What is the difference between natural and synthetic materials?

• Natural is common, synthetic is not

• There is no difference.

• Synthetic used to be natural but changed after a chemical reaction.

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What are some common natural materials?

• Cotton

  Wood

  Plastic

• Wood

  Cotton

  Wool

• Wood

  Plastic

  Polymers

• None of these

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True or False:

Synthetic Materials are designed to be stronger and more resistant to damage.

• True

• False

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Rubber Tires

• Synthetic

• Natural

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Tea Leaves

• Synthetic

• Natural

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Medicine

• Synthetic

• Natural

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Cotton Blanket

• Synthetic

• Natural

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How are synthetic plastics made?

• Plastics are produced using a process known as polymerization.

• Plastics are produced using a process known as polyisation.

• Plastics are produced using a process known as splitting.

• Plastics are produced using a process known as setting.

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A polymer is________________

• A single unit of a macromolecule

• a repeating sequence of bonded monomers

• A monosaccharide

• A made up word

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What is Polyethene made from?

• Ethene

• Ethane

• Propane

• Propene

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