Science Quick Check. 1 Correct Answer Per Question.

Question

1. Which option is a natural material that is not a fossil fuel?
a. petroleum
b. vinyl
c. cotton
d. natural gas

2. What must happen for a natural resource to become a synthetic material?
a. It needs to be pounded very thin.
b. It needs to go through a phase change.
c. It needs to be dried out.
d. It needs to go through a chemical reaction.

3. What is a polymer?
a. a natural resource used to make synthetic materials
b. a chain of repeating compounds found in both natural and synthetic materials
c. a piece of a natural resource that has been broken down before it is recycled into new materials
d. a natural resource formed on Earth from plant or animal remains

Answer 1

1. c. cotton

2. d. It needs to go through a chemical reaction.

3. b. a chain of repeating compounds found in both natural and synthetic materials