9Ec Making materials

Question 1

What are ceramics and their uses

Question 2

How are ceramics formed ad what are their general physical properties

Question 3

What are polymer and their properties (and how they could be changed)

Question 4

What are uses of polymers

Question 5

What is “Vulcanisation”

Question 6

What does it mean when a material is said to be “plastic” and “elastic”

Question 7

Name some natural examples of polymer

Question 8

Define synthetic polymers and how they are made

Question 9

Define how natural polymers are formed

Question 10

Name how scientists communicate their discoveries

Question 11

What is a scientific paper

Question 12

How are scientific papers evaluated

Question 13

What are the Pro’s and Con’s of peer review

Question 14

What are Composite materials and give 3 examples

Question 15

What uses of composite materials

Question 16

What is concrete and how is it made (equations)

Question 17

Define thermal decomposition

Question 19

What happens when water is added to a concrete mix

Question 20

Define exothermic and endothermic reactions

Question 21

What are cons when manufacturing wood

Question 22

What happens when Acids with metal carbonates (give the equation and example)

Question 23

How could in-compete combustion be reduced

Question 24

What is “Carbon capture technology”

Question 25

Define “Biomagnification”

Question 26

Define “non-biodegradable” and what problems it causes

Question 27

Define “biodegradable” and their benefits

Question 28

What is the “worlds finite resources”

Question 29

Name 3 advantages of recycling

Question 30

Why and how do we recycle metals

Question 31

Why and how do we recycle glass

Question 32

Why and how do we recycle polymers

Question 33

Why and how do we recycle concrete

Question 34

Why and how do we recycle paper