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Synthetic Materials Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the 1900's what was one of the first synthetic materials made

a)

metal

b)

plastics

c)

medicine

d)

all of the above

2.

According to the article how are synthetic materials made

a)

in a factory

b)

in a lab

c)

by combining different atoms and molecules found in nature

3.

Many common medicines used today are synthetic version of _______________ found in nature

a)

substance

b)

atoms

c)

materials

4.

Why is it useful to produce synthetic medicine

a)

easily made and tested in the lab

b)

people are allergic to the natural materials

c)

hard to reproduce because atomic structure is unknown

5.

What are trade-off to using synthetic materials ?

a)

hard to reproduce

b)

loss of land and natural resources

c)

costly to make the synthetic material

6.

According to the article many plants found in the rain forest of Asia, Africa and South America have many healing ______________ that can be used for healing all kinds of health problems from small cuts to serious disease.

a)

plants

b)

substances

c)

properties

7.

According to the article, some cases,

scientists have been able to make synthetic

versions of those substances, producing them

in large amounts __________ __________ to travel to

the rain forests.

a)

needing to

b)

without needing

c)

by having

8.

Synthetic medicines aren’t any different at the

atomic level from the natural medicines found

in the rain forest.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Choose all that are true for the following statement-

After all, molecules are just molecules—whether they’re made in nature or in a lab,

a)

the same types of atoms arranged the same way

b)

you do not needed the same atoms

c)

the atom arrangement does not matter

d)

always form the same molecules

10.

Scientists are able to make lots of different kinds of plastic for lots of different purposes, from bottles to __________.

a)

planes

b)

cars

c)

boats