Winds, Currents, Climate and the Great Pacific Garbage patch

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Type of ocean current that traps/collects trash

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Gyre

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Small particles of broken down plastics or microbeads

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Microplastics

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Term that means a substance is capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other natural organisms/processes

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Biodegradable

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Term that means a substance can be altered, made brittle or broken down by light

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Photodegradable

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Dangers of discarded fishing nets

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Entanglement and drowning of oxygen-breathing marine life (dolphins, seals, sea turtles, etc)

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Dangers of discarded plastic bags

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Mistaken for jellyfish by sea turtles, filling their stomachs and causing them to die of starvation.

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Dangers of microplastics

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Eaten by fish or fed to young sea birds, filling their stomachs and causing them to starve to death.

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The rotation of the earth that influences ocean winds and currents

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Coriolis effect

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Principle drivers of surface ocean currents

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Trade Winds

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Water movement in a gyre

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Flows in a circular motion. Water piles up like a "hill."