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WorksheetsPlastic Recycling Guide
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 9mins
It may become dangerous to burn and manufacture polyvinyl chloride because of the Fluorine element that's present in its molecular structure.
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FALSE
This type of polymer/plastic is commonly used for packaging, piping, and siding.
Polyethylene
Bisphenol
Polypropylene
Vinyl
What are created if small molecules, consisting of small units, are chemically joined by the process of polymerization?
Monomers
Dimers
Trimers
Polymers
Polystyrene is how many % air?
(a)
Below are examples of synthetic polymers, except...
natural rubber
styrofoam
epoxy
wool
LDPE is a versatile plastic with many uses, especially when it comes to packaging.
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FALSE
HDPE is a flexible and low-weight plastic with many applications.
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FALSE
Polypropylene is often chosen for containers that will hold hot liquid because it has a low melting point, durable and versatile, and is gradually being more accepted by recyclers.
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FALSE
Plastic resins that belong in the 7th recycling symbol can be recycled into clean plastic lumber.
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FALSE
Plastic is plastic.
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FALSE
PETE means...
(a)
Cotton, flannel, and silk are the same.
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FALSE
HDPE, LDPE, PP, and PS are all the same.
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FALSE
PP can be recycled into clean auto-battery cables and cases, bicycle racks, brooms, brushes, ice scrapers, landscape borders, rakes, and trays.
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FALSE
Examples of natural polymers are nylon, styrofoam, pvc, and epoxy.
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FALSE
Our deoxyribonucleic acid is a synthetic polymer.
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Each number in the recycling symbol indicates what plastic is the material made of.
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PVC means...
polivinyl chloride
polyvynyl chlorine
polyvinyl chloride
polyvinil chlorine
Out of all the plastic recycling symbols, what number indicates that the plastic is polystyrene?
6
7
8
9
A "2" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is...
(a)
Your friend is plastic, true or false?
(a)
What must be the number inside the recycling symbol to indicate that the plastic is a low-density polyethylene?
4
3
2
1
How many plastic recycling symbols do we have?
10
9
8
7
This element is the reason why PVC is dangerous to burn and manufacture.
(a)
Most grocery bags contain PET.
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FALSE
PVC+Fire → HCl(g)+CO2(g)+CO(g)
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FALSE
This plastic can be recycled into landscaping ties and trash can liners.
PETE
HDPE
PVC
LDPE
Polystyrene is commonly referred to as "Styrofoam."
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FALSE
A way to reduce environmental problems caused by polymeric waste accumulation, generated from day-to-day applications of polymer materials such as packaging and construction is called polymer recycling.
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FALSE
Polyethylene Terepthalate can be found in cosmetic containers, ketchup bottles, mouthwash bottles, plastic bottles, and food trays.
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FALSE
PETE can be recycled into clean bottles and food containers, carpet, fiber, furniture, paneling, straps, polar fleece, and tote bags.
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Polystyrene can be found in aspirin bottles, disposable bottles, egg cartons, meat trays, and take-out containers.
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Materials made with PC and PLA plastic resins contain the 7th recycling symbol.
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poly(isoprine) is an example of a polymer
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FALSE
polyethylene is an example of synthetic polymer
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FALSE
Which is not a polymer?
teflon
starch
sucrose
enzyme
What number must be inside the recycling symbol to indicate that the plastic is PP.
5
6
7
8
Most plastic bottles contain PET.
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FALSE
LDPE is the most common plastic for single-use bottled beverages.
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FALSE
A "3" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is vinyl.
TRUE
FALSE
A "1" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is...
PET
HDPE
PVC
LDPE
This plastic can be found in blister packaging, blood bags, garden, window frames, and wire jackets.
LDPE
PVC
HDPE
PET
In our daily lives, polymers usually come in synthetic and natural.
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FALSE
We have a total of eight recycling symbols to which, each number in the symbol indicates what plastic is the material made of.
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FALSE
What number must the recycling symbol contain to indicate that the plastic is high-density polyethylene?
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What is the other term for PVC?
(a)
This plastic resin is notoriously difficult to recycle and most places still don't accept it in foam forms.
LDPE
PP
PS
PC
What type of polymer can be recycled into cables, decks, flooring, mud-flaps, paneling, roadway gutters, and speed bumps?
PET
HDPE
PVC
LDPE
Polystyrene is often chosen for containers that will hold hot liquid because it has a high-melting point, durable, and versatile.
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FALSE
They're an advocacy-type service-learning program on their Chemistry for Engineers course that set one’s lights on mainly informing people about the essential plastic recycling guides which included the basics of polymers and few tips on proper recycling to effectively attain a greener future.
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