Plastic and Polymers

Small molecules that make up larger molecules.

• monomer
• polymer
• synthetic
• plastic

Type of polymers made in a laboratory 

• monomer
• synthetic
• inorganic
• organic

Once formed, it can be heated and reformed   Over and over again

• Thermoplastic
• Thermoset
• Linear
• Branched

Large molecules made up of smaller molecules.

• monomer
• polymer
• hydrocarbon
• plastic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Large molecules made of Hydrogen and Carbon

• plastic
• vulcanization
• hydrocarbon
• organic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

It cannot be re-melted. Once re-heated they will burn.

• Thermoplastic
• Thermoset
• Linear
• Branched

Which is not an example of a natural polymer 

• silk 
• wool 
• cotton 
• plastic

Carbon tends to share its electrons.  What type of bond does carbon tend to form?

• Ionic
• Covalent
• Metallic
• James

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

The process by which polymers and plastics are made 

• polymerization 
• vulcanization 
• PVA
• PMMA

Thermoplastics can be reshaped

• True

• False