True or False
Environmental Impact
Natural vs. Synthetic
Vocabulary
100

A natural material is a kind of technology? 

False 

100

As the consumption of synthetic materials goes up, the negative impact on this celestial body also increases.

The Earth 

100

Which of the following is a natural material? 

A. Cement 

B. Cotton

C. Polyester 

D. Nylon 

B. Cotton

100

The material from which a substance is or can be made 

Material 

200
Any physical matter that is obtained or made from planets, animals, or the ground is a natural material. 

True 

200

What natural material is most often used to make paper? 

Wood

200

Which of the following is a synthetic material?

A. Wool

B. Silk

C. Rubber 

D. Steel

D. Steel

200

Any physical matter that is obtained from plants, animals, or the ground 

Natural Material 

300

The properties of synthetics materials are different from the natural materials from which they are made because they have undergone a chemical process. 

True 

300

This is a major negative result of clearing a rainforest to grow crops like palm oil.

Loss of animal habitats

300

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that helps define synthetic materials?

A. Made from natural resources

B. Underwent a chemical reaction 

C. Made to fit a specific function 

D. Made using metal

D. Made using metal

300

A materials obtained from a natural material that has undergone a chemical reactions 

Synthetic Material 

400

Polyester and nylon are examples of synthetic materials called ceramics. 

False 

400

Which of the following is NOT a factor that limits the production of synthetic materials?

a. Natural resource availability
b. Regional climate
c. Regional economic factors
d. Creation of waste


d. Creation of waste

400

Synthetic materials ______________________________.

A. have only negative effects on the environment

B. are obtained directly from nature

C. have undergone chemical reactions

D. have no similarity to materials in nature

C. have undergone chemical reactions

400

The practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use 

Technology 

500

When synthetic materials are made from natural materials, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different atoms. 

False (Atoms are regrouped or rearranged, but they do not turn into different atoms)

500

While ethanol-blended gasoline reduces petroleum dependency, it has the negative side effect of increasing this type of air pollution.

Smog

500

 Polyester, nylon, acrylic, and acetate are all examples of ____________. 

A. polymers

B. composited 

C. rayons

D. natural materials 

A. polymers

500

A secondary product that results from a manufacturing process or chemical reaction 

By-product 

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