Types of Plastics, their Properties and Uses

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Types of Plastics, their Properties and Uses: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as, Plastics, Types of Plastics, Thermoplastics, Polythene, etc.

Important Questions on Types of Plastics, their Properties and Uses

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Erik dumped four types of domestic waste in separate land pits.

He covered the pits and left them undisturbed for a year.

The table below shows what he observed after a year.

Waste 1 Waste 2 Waste 3 Waste 4
Fully decomposed Not decomposed at all Fully decomposed Not decomposed at all

Which type of waste is most likely to cause soil pollution?

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The picture shows the arrangement of chemical units in two types of plastics.

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What terms are used to describe the arrangement of in Type 1 and Type 2 plastics?

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Give reasons, why we should not burn plastic?

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Discuss the different types of plastics with examples.

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What are the different types of plastics?

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Name different types pf plastics.

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How can polybag pollution can be prevented?

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Polybags can be decomposed in one week.

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We should use polybag to avoid land pollution.

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What are the harmful effects of polybag uses?

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Put a tick for things that are biodegradable and a cross for the non-biodegradable.
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Which thermosetting plastic is used to make an electrical switch? Why?

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Out of the following, which is not a biodegradable material?

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Name a non-biodegradable material.

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Which of the following is used in non-stick cookware?

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State two uses of plastics.

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Write the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable.