This quiz is a good test of your overall materials knowledge in the topic of plastics and will help you prepare for the theory aspect of your GCSE Design Technology.
Name a suitable industrial process to mass produce low cost plastic water bottles.
[blank_start]Blow moulding[blank_end]
Answer
Blow moulding
Question 2
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Which of these plastics is not a thermoset plastic?
Answer
Urea Formaldehyde
Polyurethane
Polycarbonate
Epoxy Resin
Question 3
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Which of these plastics is a thermoset?
Answer
Melamine Formaldehyde
PMMA
ABS
HIPS
Epoxy Resin
Nylon
Polyester Resin
Polycarbonate
Urea Formaldehyde
Polystyrene
Question 4
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What is the technical name for Nylon?
[blank_start]Polyamide[blank_end]
Answer
Polyamide
Question 5
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Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) is better known as which plastic?
[blank_start]Acrylic[blank_end]
Answer
Acrylic
Question 6
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Name a suitable industrial process for the mass production of polycarbonate safety helmets for the building industry?
[blank_start]Injection moulding[blank_end]
Answer
Injection moulding
Question 7
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A plastic commonly used in vacuum forming is HIPS. What does HIPS stand for?
[blank_start]High Impact Polystyrene[blank_end]