Chemistry Then & Now
Plastics, Alloys & Polymers
Chemistry at Home
Chemistry at Work
100

The percent of people in Canada who live on farms

2.5%

100
Sub-molecules that make up polymers

Monomers

100
HHPS stands for

Hazardous Household Product Symbols

100

In automotive repair, chemical reactions are involved in (3)

Paints, fillers and cleaners

200

Two synthetic chemicals that reduce the amount of work that farmers have to do

Pesticides and herbicides

200

Polymer used to make milk jugs

Polyethylene 

200

Three conditions needed for yeast to thrive

Food, warmth and moisture

200

Workplace that involves ink, toners and whiteout

Office

300

Substance used to make soap 100 years ago

Beef fat

300

Type of polymer that does not absorb water and is a poor conductor

Polystyrene

300

Type of cake that relies on vinegar and baking soda to rise

Red Velvet

300

Before shampoo, to make their hair shine people would add either ______ or ________

Vinegar; lemon juice

400

Four natural fibres used to make clothing

Cotton, flax, wool and silk

400

Polyethylene monomers consist of ___ carbon atoms and ___ hydrogen atoms

2 carbon atoms and 4 hydrogen atoms

400

HHPS symbol: Cross bones in a diamond shape

Warning poison

400

A substance that has a pH of 7.6 is a(n) ________

Base
500

The first synthetic fibre, and what it was made of (3)

Nylon; coal, water and air

500

Several metals mixed together to look like one metal

Alloys

500

Yeast converts its food into (2)

Carbon dioxide and alcohol

500

WHMIS symbol that has a flame with a circle in the middle

Oxidation

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