Plastics

What are the two different types of palstics?

• polyploid

• synthetic

• bottles

• natural

Synthetic means ......

• loud

• musical

• man-made

• found in nature

Plastics are made of long flexible chains of chemical compounds called what?

• polymers

• monomers

• helixes

• links

Plastics are made from which products (may be more than one answer)?

• natural gas

• oil

• coal

• rubber

Which of these is the correct order of the plastic-making process?

• Polymerisation, cracking, refining, extraction

• Refining, Cracking, extraction, polymerisation

• Cracking, polymerisation, extraction, refining

• Extracting, refining, cracking, polymerisation

What does polymerisation mean?

• Breaking down into small pieces

• Making into long chains

• Bringing up from the ground

• Making into a liquid

Each type of plastic has a number stamped into it - what does this number tell us?

• How old the plastic is

• Where it was made

• What it is made from

• How it can be recycled

Why was so much plastic made and used? (May be multiple answers)

• It is cheap to make

• It can be used to make many things

• It is environmentally friendly

• It can last a long time

Why is plastic such a problem today? (There may be multiple answers)

• It is flexible

• It takes such a long time to break down

• It is harming wildlife in the oceans

• It is biodegradable

What is the name of plastics made from plant materials?

• Bioplastics

• Degradable plastics

• Plastique

• Compostables