Turning Plastic Waste into Soap

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Science
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12th Grade
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Gabrielle Nicole Robbins
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1.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What percentage of all plastic ever made ends up in landfills or littering the environment?
(a)2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are surfactants?
Key ingredients in detergents and soap
Plastic waste materials
Chemical compounds found in landfills
Raw materials for ski wax
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two most used kinds of plastic?
Polyethylene and polypropylene
Polyester and polystyrene
Polyvinyl chloride and polyurethane
Polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between surfactants and plastics?
Surfactants have shorter carbon chains and water-attracting atoms
Surfactants are made of molecular chains of carbon atoms
Plastics are made of molecular chains of carbon atoms
Plastics have shorter carbon chains and water-attracting atoms
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process used to turn plastic into surfactants?
Heating and condensing plastic into a wax with short carbon chains
Treating plastic with an alkaline solution
Combining plastic with dye and fragrance
Melting plastic and molding it into soap bars
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How much surfactant can be made at a time using the current process?
(a)7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the ultimate goal of the researchers?
To make plastic waste a bit cleaner
To eliminate plastic waste entirely
To create a new type of plastic
To find alternative uses for plastic waste
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