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Plastics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Plastics contain ___________________, which are long chains of molecules that manufacturers can mold, cast or force through a die into desired shapes.

a)

pigments

b)

polymers

c)

core walls

d)

chamfers

2.

Pick the synthetic fibre out of the following?

a)

Cotton

b)

Nylon

c)

Jute

d)

Wool

3.

Which is a thermosetting plastic?

a)

Melamine

b)

Polythene

c)

PVC

d)

Nylon

4.

Which of the following is not a common property of plastics?

a)

Non-reactive

b)

Light in weight

c)

Durable

d)

Good conductor of electricity

5.

A polymer is a chain of many small units joined together which are called (a)   .

6.

The synthetic fibres are also known as (a)   fibres.

7.

The chemical name of cotton is (a)   .

8.

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

a)

monomer

b)

dimer

c)

replicate

d)

polymer

9.

Once formed, it can be heated and reformed over and over again

a)

thermoset

b)

thermoplastic

c)

elastomer

d)

kevlar

10.

True or False: All polymers are synthetic.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Copolymers can be described as:

a)

A polymer formed with the same monomer repeated

b)

A polymer that is thermoflexible

c)

A polymer formed with different types of monomers

d)

A polymer formed by condensation

12.

Thermosets can be described as:

a)

polymers formed by addition reactions

b)

plastics that cannot be moulded once they are set with temperature and pressure

c)

plastics that can be remoulded everytime with temperature

d)

plastics formed with the monomer hexanedioic acid

13.

This is the best type of plastic to recycle:

a)

thermoplastics

b)

thermosets

c)

synthetic polymers

d)

polyamide

14.

What should be done to natural rubber to produce tyres that are harder and more heat resistant?

a)

heat with sulphur

b)

add iron wire

c)

add ammonia solution

d)

add ethanoic acid

15.

Which of the following is true about vulcanized and unvulcanized rubber?

a)

Vulcanized rubber is less elastic than unvulcanized rubber

b)

Vulcanized rubber become soft and sticky easily compared to unvulcanized rubber

c)

Vulcanized rubber is stronger than unvulcanized rubber

d)

Vulcanized rubber is more easily oxidised than unvulcanized rubber

16.

Synthetic rubber is a type of .................. polymer.

a)

elastomer

b)

thermoplastic

c)

thermosetting