Ocean Pollution Vocabulary

Pieces of something left behind are _________

• debris

• biodegradable

• degrade

• abundance

When a material changes to a simpler form, it _______

• food chain

• durable

• dispose

• degrades

To change something through bacteria into something that does not harm the environment is to _______________

• microplastic

• degrade

• biodegrade

• dispose

Plants and animals are eaten by an animal, who in turn, eats another animal, etc. is an example of the ___________.

• food pyramid

• food chain

• debris

• biodegrade

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When you throw something away, you ____________ of it.

• degrade

• dispose

• durable

• microplastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

When there is a lot of something, there is an __________ of it.

• food chain

• dispose

• abundance

• debris

Very small pieces of plastic are called

• macroplastic

• microplastic

• duroplastic

• tiny plastic

Something that is very strong and hard to break apart is _________.

• degrade

• biodegrade

• dispose

• durable

The __________ in the ocean floats and often ends up in the stomach of seabirds and fish.

• dispose

• debris

• abundance

• durable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

We hope that plastic ___________ over time, but in reality, it doesn't, causing it to turn into microplastic.

• dispose

• degrades

• debris

• abundance