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Plastic Recycling Guide

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It may become dangerous to burn and manufacture polyvinyl chloride because of the Fluorine element that's present in its molecular structure.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

This type of polymer/plastic is commonly used for packaging, piping, and siding.

a)

Polyethylene

b)

Bisphenol

c)

Polypropylene

d)

Vinyl

3.

What are created if small molecules, consisting of small units, are chemically joined by the process of polymerization?

a)

Monomers

b)

Dimers

c)

Trimers

d)

Polymers

4.

Polystyrene is how many % air?

(a)  

5.

Below are examples of synthetic polymers, except...

a)

natural rubber

b)

styrofoam

c)

epoxy

d)

wool

6.

LDPE is a versatile plastic with many uses, especially when it comes to packaging.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

HDPE is a flexible and low-weight plastic with many applications.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Plastic resins that belong in the 7th recycling symbol can be recycled into clean plastic lumber.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Plastic is plastic.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

PETE means...

(a)  

12.

Cotton, flannel, and silk are the same.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

HDPE, LDPE, PP, and PS are all the same.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

PP can be recycled into clean auto-battery cables and cases, bicycle racks, brooms, brushes, ice scrapers, landscape borders, rakes, and trays.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Examples of natural polymers are nylon, styrofoam, pvc, and epoxy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Our deoxyribonucleic acid is a synthetic polymer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Each number in the recycling symbol indicates what plastic is the material made of.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

PVC means...

a)

polivinyl chloride

b)

polyvynyl chlorine

c)

polyvinyl chloride

d)

polyvinil chlorine

19.

Out of all the plastic recycling symbols, what number indicates that the plastic is polystyrene?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

20.

A "2" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is...

(a)  

21.

Your friend is plastic, true or false?

(a)  

22.

What must be the number inside the recycling symbol to indicate that the plastic is a low-density polyethylene?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

23.

How many plastic recycling symbols do we have?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

24.

This element is the reason why PVC is dangerous to burn and manufacture.

(a)  

25.

Most grocery bags contain PET.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

 PVC+Fire  HCl(g)+CO2(g)+CO(g)PVC+Fire\ \rightarrow\ HCl_{\left(g\right)}+CO_{2\left(g\right)}+CO_{\left(g\right)}  

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

This plastic can be recycled into landscaping ties and trash can liners.

a)

PETE

b)

HDPE

c)

PVC

d)

LDPE

28.

Polystyrene is commonly referred to as "Styrofoam."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Polyethylene Terepthalate can be found in cosmetic containers, ketchup bottles, mouthwash bottles, plastic bottles, and food trays.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

PETE can be recycled into clean bottles and food containers, carpet, fiber, furniture, paneling, straps, polar fleece, and tote bags.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Polystyrene can be found in aspirin bottles, disposable bottles, egg cartons, meat trays, and take-out containers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Materials made with PC and PLA plastic resins contain the 7th recycling symbol.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

poly(isoprine) is an example of a polymer

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

polyethylene is an example of synthetic polymer

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

Which is not a polymer?

a)

teflon

b)

starch

c)

sucrose

d)

enzyme

37.

What number must be inside the recycling symbol to indicate that the plastic is PP.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

38.

Most plastic bottles contain PET.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

LDPE is the most common plastic for single-use bottled beverages.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

A "3" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is vinyl.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

A "1" inside the recycling symbol indicates that the plastic is...

a)

PET

b)

HDPE

c)

PVC

d)

LDPE

42.

This plastic can be found in blister packaging, blood bags, garden, window frames, and wire jackets.

a)

LDPE

b)

PVC

c)

HDPE

d)

PET

43.

In our daily lives, polymers usually come in synthetic and natural.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

We have a total of eight recycling symbols to which, each number in the symbol indicates what plastic is the material made of.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

What number must the recycling symbol contain to indicate that the plastic is high-density polyethylene?

(a)  

46.

What is the other term for PVC?

(a)  

47.

This plastic resin is notoriously difficult to recycle and most places still don't accept it in foam forms.

a)

LDPE

b)

PP

c)

PS

d)

PC

48.

What type of polymer can be recycled into cables, decks, flooring, mud-flaps, paneling, roadway gutters, and speed bumps?

a)

PET

b)

HDPE

c)

PVC

d)

LDPE

49.

Polystyrene is often chosen for containers that will hold hot liquid because it has a high-melting point, durable, and versatile.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

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.

(a)