VIRTUAL PLASTICS UNIT REVIEW

Which plastic manufacturing process is the most common and involves forcing melted plastic into a mold cavity where the plastic then cools taking the shape of the mold.

• Injection Molding

• Extrusion

• Blow Molding

• 3D Printing

Which plastic manufacturing process involves forcing melted plastic through a shaped opening in a "die" to create a continuous piece which is then often cut to length.

• Injection Molding

• Extrusion

• Blow Molding

• 3D Printing

Which plastic manufacturing process is used to make plastic bottles?

• Injection Molding

• Extrusion

• Blow Molding

• 3D Printing

Which "additive" plastic manufacturing process involves building an item one layer at a time and is often used to make prototypes?

• Injection Molding

• Extrusion

• Blow Molding

• 3D Printing

Which type of plastic can be melted and cooled and then re-melted and reshaped into something else? Most plastics fall into this category.

• Thermal underwear

• Thermoplastic

• Thermoset Plastic

• Thermoheat Plastic

Which type of plastic goes through a chemical reaction and is unable to be heated and reshaped?

• Thermal underwear

• Thermoplastic

• Thermoset plastic

• Thermoheat

Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding all use which type of plastic?

• Thermal underwear

• Thermoplastic

• Thermoset Plastics

• Thermoheat Plastic

Which type of plastic is resistant to heat and could be used for products that are exposed to high temperatures? This plastic can not be melted again.

• Thermal underwear

• Thermoplastic

• Thermoset Plastic

• Thermoheat Plastic

What do the three arrows on the recycle triangle symbol represent?

• Recycle, Reuse, Regenerate

• Regenerate, Reuse, Repeat

• Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

• Recycle, Replicate, Reduce

The number inside the recycle triangle indicates what?

• The melting temperature

• The type of plastic

• The softness

• The age of the plastic