Earth Day Oceans Plastic Pollution Part II

About how many plastic grocery bags do Americans throw away each year?

• 10 million

• 500 million

• 1 billion

• 100 billion

By what year do scientists predict plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean, pound for pound?

• 2020

• 2050

• 2250

• 3000

Which of the following answers contains the top 5 contributing countries to the world’s plastic pollution problem?

• Russia, France, USA, Vietnam, India

• Indonesia, Thailand, USA, China, France

• Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines

• USA, China, India, UK, Australia

Which of these countries have NOT made national plastic bag regulations?

• Kenya

• USA

• Rwanda

• China

What percentage of emitted carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans?

• 10%

• 40%

• 50%

• 77%

On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?

• 12 minutes

• 1 hour

• 1 day

• 1 week

About 71% of the Earth is covered with water. How much of it is fresh water?

• 2.5%

• 5%

• 20%

• 50%

More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from ___________?

• The oceans

• The forests

• Lakes

• Clouds

How much water does it take to produce one bottle of water?

• No water is used to produce plastic

• 1 bottle of water

• 3 bottles of water

• 6 bottles of water

Date for Earth Day 2019

• 20 Apr 2019

• 21 Apr 2019

• 22 Apr 2019