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Polymerisation and combustion quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a polymer?

a)

a very light material that is highly flammable

b)

a fossil fuel

c)

a large molecule made from many monomers joined together

d)

a molecule made up of only polar bonds

2.

What does PVC stand for?

a)

nothing, it's just PVC

b)

Paul V Collins (the scientist who developed PVC)

c)

polyviscouscarbon

d)

polyvinylchloride

3.

What type of a bond keeps polymer chains together?

a)

James Bond

b)

Polar bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Covalent bond

4.

What is Polyethene made from?

a)

Ethene

b)

Ethane

c)

Propane

d)

Propene

5.

What does polymer ("poly", "mere") mean?

a)

plastic chain

b)

many parts

c)

large molecule

d)

very useful

6.

Which one of these is a polymer?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

polyvinylchloride

d)

deoxyribonucleic acid

7.

What is addition polymerization?

a)

When monomers are added together to form a polymer

b)

When polymers link with eachother to form megapolymers

c)

When a polymer is heated and bonds between monomers break

d)

When a polymer does things polymers do

8.

What is produced during COMPLETE combustion of a hydrocarbon?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon dioxide and water

c)

water and UV radiation

d)

methane

9.

Why is Carbon monoxide harmful to humans?

a)

It's bad for the ecosystem

b)

It contains cyanide

c)

It is radioactive

d)

It reduces ability for blood to carry oxygen

10.

What is combustion?

a)

a reaction that requires (takes) energy from its surrounding

b)

a reaction between a substance and oxygen that releases heat and light energy

c)

the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid

d)

the process where a cell changes from one cell type to another

11.

Which one of these is the right answer?

a)

This one

b)

Obviously this one

c)

I'm confused

d)

Definitely not this one

12.

Which one of these is a hydrocarbon?

a)

dihydrogen monoxide

b)

plastic

c)

1-heptene

d)

carbon dioxide and water