WorksheetsPolymers
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which below are natural polymers?
Cellulose
Nylon
Silk
Polyester
Polymers are material made up of repeating units called...?
monomers
monochromes
electrons
elastomers
The word polymer comes from the Greek meaning...?
bonded together
many parts
together by choice
twisted
True or False: All polymers are synthetic.
True
False
What is the process to make long polymer (plastic) chains?
Fractional Distillation
Curing
Fracking
Polymerization
What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?
ionic
covalent
hydrogen
metallic
A polymer made in the laboratory (or industry) usually made from petrochemicals
nature polymer
natural polymer
protein
synthetic polymer
Which of the following determine the properties of a polymer?
chemical nature of the monomer
length of the polymer chain
how the monomers are joined together
All of the above
Name the main sources of Polymers
Crude Oil
Coal
Ores
Natural Gas
What does PVC stand for?
Poly Vinyl Chemical
Poly Vinyl Carbon
Poly Vinyl Chlorine
Poly Vinyl Carbonate
Which molecule is the monomer used to make polythene?
Ethane
Ethene
Propane
Propene
What does the term unsaturated mean?
Contains only single covalent bonds between the carbon atoms in the molecule
Contains at least one double covalent bond between the carbon atoms in the molecule
True or False: Proteins are a type of synthetic polymer.
True
False
