Synthetic Materials: Making Substances in the Lab

What are substances produced by humans instead of being found in nature called?

• Organic

• Natural

• Synthetic

• Biological

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What have people begun experimenting with in the last few centuries?

• Growing new plants

• Making substances not found in nature

• Building new structures

• Developing new languages

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

When two substances combine to form a new substance, a _____ has occurred.

• chemical reaction

• physical reaction

• mixture

• solution

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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

• macromolecular

• alloy

• synthetic

• ceramic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Read the following statements. Select each answer choice that is a true statement about synthetic materials. Please select 4 answers.

• Synthetic materials are made from natural resources

• Synthetic materials are made by chemically changing natural resouces to create a material with different characteristics.

• Some examples of synthetic materials are plastics, medicines, and new fuels.

• A synthetic substance cannot be chemically identical to a naturally-occurring substance

• Making and using synthetic materials have both positive and negative impacts on society.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A common synthetic material that is found almost everywhere is ________.

• Coal

• Lumber

• Plastic

• Aerogel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What is an advantages of a

synthetic material?

• stronger

• not renewable

• more expensive

• does not require natural resouces

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What are substances produced by humans instead of being found in nature called?

• Organic

• Natural

• Synthetic

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What have people begun experimenting with in the last few centuries?

• Growing new plants

• Making substances not found in nature

• Building new structures

• Developing new languages

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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

• macromolecular

• alloy

• synthetic

• ceramic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3