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What is the origin of the word 'plastic'?
What is the origin of the word 'plastic'?
- It comes from the French 'plastique'
- It comes from the German 'plastisch'
- It comes from the Latin 'plasticus'
- It comes from the Greek 'plastikos' (correct)
Who produced the first synthetic plastic material and what was it called?
Who produced the first synthetic plastic material and what was it called?
- John Wesley Hyatt, Celluloid (correct)
- Alexander Parkes, Parkesine
- Leo Hendrik Baekeland, Bakelite
- L H Baekeland, Bakelite
What are the two major groups of plastics?
What are the two major groups of plastics?
- Elastomers and Fibers
- Composites and Bioplastics
- Polyethylene and Polypropylene
- Thermoplastic and Thermosetting (correct)
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