Plastics are used to make many everyday items, such as the body of the kettle.  (a) Complete the sentences by drawing a ring around the correct words. catalysts  The plastic is made from many small molecules called  (b) After a few years the kettle no longer worked.  Some parts of the kettle are made of plastic. • Some parts of the kettle are made of stainless steel. • The owner of the kettle disposed of it in a landfill site.  Consider these statements.  monomers  polymers  (1)  Suggest three reasons why the kettle should not be disposed of in a landfill site. 1. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________ (3)

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Plastics are used to make many everyday items, such as the body of the kettle. 

(a) Complete the sentences by drawing a ring around the correct words. catalysts 

The plastic is made from many small molecules called 

(b) After a few years the kettle no longer worked. 

  • Some parts of the kettle are made of plastic. • Some parts of the kettle are made of stainless steel. • The owner of the kettle disposed of it in a landfill site. 

Consider these statements. 

monomers 

polymers 

(1) 

Suggest three reasons why the kettle should not be disposed of in a landfill site. 1. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________ (3)

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