Plastic Pollution

What is plastic made of?

• Plants

• Crushed up rock and glues fused together

• Oil, coal, gas, and chemicals

• Rubber and chemicals

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How much plastic rubbish goes into the ocean every minute?

• Enough to fill a dustbin

• Enough to fill a bath tub

• Enough to fill a garbage truck

• Enough to fill a football stadium

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is a landfill?

• A place where vegetables grow

• A place where plastic is made

• A place where plastic materials are collected to recycle

• A place where rubbish is buried in the ground

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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Which of these statements are true?

• Biodegradable means an object can be around forever

• Biodegradable objects break down or rot away

• All plastic is biodegradable with alot of heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which statement is false?

• Plastic can be recycled again and again

• Paper is made from trees

• Glass can be recycled again and again

• Paper can be recycled alot

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What are single-use plastics?

• Objects that are made to be used a few times

• Objects that can be used again and again

• Objects that are made to be used once and thrown away

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What happens to a plastic bottle if you bury it in the ground?

• It biodegrades and disappears

• It breaks up into tiny pieces but doesn't disappear

• Plastic will not break down at all and forever stay the same

• It turns to rock

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

How long will a plastic bottle take to break up in the ocean?

• 600 years

• 450 years

• 100 years

• Never

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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Which statement is true?

• A plastic bag that's dropped in the street may end up in the ocean.

• Plastic litter from cities do not get in the ocean since it goes to a landfill.

• Plastic is too heavy to be blown into the sea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What are tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean called?

• Microplastics

• Miniplastics

• Teenyplastics

• Plastic Litter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3