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Life Cycle of Synthetic Matierials

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.
What are some advantages of synthetic materials?
a)
Cheaper to manufacture 
b)
Stronger than similar products made from natural material
c)
Often better quality 
d)
All of the above
2.
What are synthetic materials mostly made from?
a)
Coal
b)
Chemicals
c)
Trees
d)
Gasoline
3.

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

a)

Synthetic materials are made from natural resources

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

e)

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

4.

What are the two kinds of natural resources?

a)

renewable and infinite

b)

renewable and noninfinite

c)

nonrenewable and finite

d)

nonrenewable and renewable

5.

Non Renewable resources can be regenerated or replenished by natural processes

a)

true

b)

false

6.

man made materials and substances that do not exist naturally in the environment

a)

nonrenewable products

b)

synthetic products

c)

systematic products

d)

none of the above

7.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

wood

b)

cotton

c)

oil

d)

plastic

e)

coal

8.

An energy resource is renewable if?

a)

It can cycle through it's lifetime.

b)

Humans have enough of it for future generations.

c)

It can replace itself naturally, such as trees or wind.

9.

Which of the following is NOT a synthetic material?

a)

Nylon

b)

plastic

c)

paper

d)

polyester

10.

Synthetic materials are made from chemically processing _________________?

a)

plastics

b)

naturals resources

c)

chemicals