Plastic Pollution

We usually do not use a plastic bag, bottle, or party balloon for very long.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

It does not take long for plastic to decay.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

It may take decades, even centuries, for plastic to breakdown in the ocean.

• True

• False

Plastic can be found on forest floors as far back as the year 2000.

• True

• False

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Pieces of plastic in the water never look like fish.

• True

• False

Bird parents feed their young (their babies) pieces of plastic.

• True

• False

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NGSS.3-LS3-2

NGSS.3-LS4-3

Many fishing nets are now made of plastic instead of biodegradable material.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Plastic can break down into pieces the size of _____.

• pebbles

• bottle caps

• sand

• doll arms

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Plastic is biodegradable (capable of decaying through the action of living organisms).

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Microplastic is _____.

• large in size

• small in size

• very huge in size

• very tiny in size

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1