Quiz on plastic pollution

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

• True

• False

Plastic can break down into pieces the size of _____.

• pebbles

• bottle caps

• sand

• doll arms

In the year 2050, _____.

• The oceans will be free from plastic

• The beaches and forests will be free from plastic

• No more sea life will be harmed by plastic.

• By weight, there will be more plastic in the ocean than there is sea life in the oceans

Plastic contains toxins. Fish eat the plastic. You eat the fish.

• The toxins build up as they move up the food chain to you.

• Your body is too big to be harmed by the toxins, so it doesn't matter.

If you ate the same amount of plastic as many seabirds, _____.

• you would be just fine

• you would have about 13 pounds of plastic in your stomach

• you would be able to digest the plastic

As plastic travels through the ocean _____.

• it does not change in size

• it carries living organisms from one part of the world to another

• it poisons fish that eat it

• it eventually poisons humans who eat the fish

What happens to plastic waste?

• It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

• It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

• There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

• It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

• They mistake it for food and cannot digest it

• They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim

• It's not dangerous because they use plastic waste for habitats

• They can suffer from infections and internal injuries.

Where does the majority of plastic waste end up?

• Oceans

• Burned for energy

• Landfills

• Recycled

How many million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year?

• 1 million tonnes

• 8 million tonnes

• 20 million tonnes

• 50 million tonnes