Synthetic Materials, Natural Resources Quick Check

Question

Science 8 Q1 / Properties of Matter

What must happen for a natural resource to become a synthetic material?(1 point)
Responses

It needs to go through a phase change.
It needs to be dried out.
It needs to go through a chemical reaction.
It needs to be pounded very thin.

Answer 1

It needs to go through a chemical reaction.

Answer 2

Synthetic Materials, Natural Resources Quick Check
Science 8 Q1 / Properties of Matter

Which option is a natural material that is not a fossil fuel?(1 point)
Responses

cotton
vinyl
petroleum
natural gas

Answer 3

cotton

Answer 4

Synthetic Materials, Natural Resources Quick Check
Science 8 Q1 / Properties of Matter

What is a polymer?(1 point)

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

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

Synthetic Materials, Natural Resources Quick Check
Science 8 Q1 / Properties of Matter

How is plastic made?(1 point)
Responses

Oil and natural gas are broken down from long chains into the smaller compounds we call plastic.
Oil and natural gas are chemically broken down into small compounds that combine to form plastic.
Coal and natural gas are chemically broken down into small compounds that combine to form plastic.
Coal and natural gas are broken down from long chains into the smaller compounds we call plastic.

Answer 7

Oil and natural gas are chemically broken down into small compounds that combine to form plastic.