Ocean Plastics Pre Quiz

The whale we saw had how many plastic bags in its stomach?

• 20

• 60

• 80

• 120

Which of the following takes 600 years to break down?

• al can

• plastic bag

• fishing line

• disposable nappies

Which of the following takes 6 weeks to break down?

• al can

• apple core

• fishing line

• disposable nappies

Which of the following takes 200 years to break down?

• al can

• plastic bag

• fishing line

• disposable nappies

Which of the following takes 450 years to break down?

• al can

• plastic bag

• fishing line

• disposable nappies

What is the average depth of the GPGP in metres?

• 1

• 2

• 10

• 20

How many pieces of plastic are there for every sq kilometre of the GPGP?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1 million

What is another name for a slow moving circular collections of waste material?

• gyre

• girn

• girth

• girt

Where is the largest of the ocean gyres located?

• Sth Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Nth Atlantic Ocean

• Nth Pacific Ocean

What % of the rubbish floating in the ocean is plastic?

• 50%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%