WorksheetsSynthetic Materials-Beat the Teacher
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Plastics are made from ___________ ________ like crude oil or fracked natural gas.
fossil watches
funny fuels
farming fuels
fossil fuels
The largest cause of marine plastic waste is what?
Mismanaged waste
Litter
Dumping
Storm drains
The ultimate goal with the plastic problem is to create a sustainable, circular economy that works for both _____________ and the ____________ .
Earthlings / Martians
people / planet
city dweller / farmer
Avengers / Justice League
Most plastics do not decompose and those that do breakdown into __________________ and could end inside humans that consume _____________ .
microplastics / fish
baby plastic / zooplankton
powder / fish
zooplankton / microplastics
For this question, you must SELECT 3 answers:
What are three (3) practices that can help lead to zero waste collection?
Reuse/Repair
Resell/Buy Again
Recycling
Slash and Burn
Composting
The world is polluted with _______________________________ of plastics each year.
a few pounds
5 million pounds
billions of pounds
other planets waste
Which is NOT a property of synthetic materials that helps our society function better?
Weak Composition
Flexible/Stretchy
Long-lasting
Good Strength
Systemic change in the current plastic problem will only occur when _________________________________ .
there is policy change
we have enough money to ship it somewhere else
Elon Musk sends it into outer space with one of his rockets
robots take over all of the jobs nobody wants
When natural resources combine together to make a new synthetic material, a(n) _______________ takes place.
physical change
chemical reaction
alien reaction
ionic restructuring
Which of the following parts of a house are NOT synthetic? (meaning that are found in nature; select two ( 2) choices)
foam insulation
granite counter tops
vinyl flooring
copper pipes
vinyl siding
Pencils are a composite of synthetic materials made of many natural resources. What are two NATURAL resources used to make pencils? (select three (3) choices)
Clay
Graphite
Plastic
Lead
Wood
Which of the following is NOT a synthetic material?
Honey
Cars
Computers
Plastic bags
For this question, you must SELECT 3 answers:
Name three places that "downcycled" plastics ends up:
Land Fills
Incinerators
In Houses
In the Environment
In Schools
Only 2% of plastics that are recycled are, "effectively recycled," which means _______________________________________________
it becomes ineffective when buried
someone can make money out of it
it becomes as useful as before
it becomes part of an incredible ecosystem
MUST PICK TWO (2) FOR THIS QUESTION:
What are two (2) byproducts of incinerating plastic waste?
Toxic Smoke
Fly Ash
Oxygen Rich Air
New Plastic
Recycled Bags
Where does 40% of the plastic waste end up which future generations (you) will have to deal with?
In Schools
In Landfills
In Super Markets
In Grocery Stores
Extracting those fossil fuels and turning them into plastics creates a lot of _________________ .
money
new inventions
oxygen rich air
pollution
