Synthetic materials

What are some advantages of synthetic materials?

• Cheaper to manufacture 
• Stronger than similar products made from natural material
• Often better quality 
• All of the above

What is the difference between a natural and synthetic material?

• Natural material is made from chemicals and synthetic is made from nature
• Natural material is made directly from nature and synthetic material is made from chemicals
• Natural material is made from petroleum and synthetic material is made from wool
• Natural material is made from trees and synthetic materials are made from plastics

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What is an advantages of a

synthetic material?

• stronger

• not renewable

• more expensive

• does not require natural resouces

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What is a synthetic material?

• Any material that is man made

• Any material that is only made from natural resources

• Any material that is made of recycled materials

• Any material that is found in nature.

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What are synthetic materials mostly made from?

• Coal
• Chemicals
• Trees
• Gasoline

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A _____________________ is a natural resource that we can replace faster than we use it up.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• synthetic material

• made made product

Which is NOT a type of renewable resource?

• Petroleum
• Hydroelectric
• Wind power
• Solar power

What word means "manufactured in a lab or chemical plant"?

• macromolecular
• alloy
• synthetic
• ceramic

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Which word is a synonym for synthetic?

• real

• artificial

• natural

• true

Which of the following is an example of a natural material?

• plastic

• nylon

• syngas

• cotton

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