Where Oil Comes From
What is plastic made from?
Oil
Yes! It can become a polyester - a type of fleece.
What is a pellet?
A form of plastic that can be molded into any shape.
What is it called when a used plastic bottle is shredded up, and then molded into a new shape?
Recycling
What does the oil go to begin turning into plastic?
Refinery
When was plastic created?
What is the boat called that the oil goes on?
Tanker
What is something that is bad about plastic?
Making plastic creates pollution, drilling oil causes some problems, plastic creates garbage.
What happens during the polymerization process?
The oil heats up and changes into a gas so that it can become plastic and other things, like car gas.
What is something that is good about plastic?
It's cheap, it's strong, it's flexible, it can be recycled, it can be used for medical equipment at hospitals.