Great Pacific Garbage Patch Quiz

🌊🚯 Where in the world is the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch hiding?

• 🌉 San Francisco, California

• 🌀 The North Pacific Gyre

• 🌎 North America

• 🏝️ The Pacific Rim

Guess what? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is HUGE! But just how huge is it? Can you tell me the number of pieces of garbage floating there?

• 1.8 trillion pieces

• 1.8 million pieces

• 8 trillion pieces

• 80 million pieces

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What magical force causes a gyre to whirl into existence?

• garbage flows from the Pacific Rim

• fish and sea turtles gobbling up too much plastic

• water currents dancing around in a clockwise motion

• water currents fleeing from the center point

Guess how the garbage ended up there!

• Discovered by Alaskan researchers.

• Swept in from the Pacific Rim.

• It's a mystery where it originated.

• Left by fishermen.

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Guess what's sneaking into our waters and causing a big mess?

• baby sea turtles

• small sea creatures

• recycled water bottles

• microplastics

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What makes microplastics a super sneaky enemy in our oceans?

• They're like undercover spies carrying toxic messages.

• They're sharp little ninjas causing trouble for sea creatures.

• Sea animals often mistake them for a tasty snack. Oops!

• They're spicy hot invaders, hotter than the sun!

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What's one tricky part about cleaning up our oceans?

• There's absolutely no place to stash the trash after we gather it up.

• It's all being used for super important science experiments.

• Too many countries are arguing over who should foot the bill.

• The cleanup nets might accidentally scoop up tiny sea creatures too.

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🌍✨ Which magical action is NOT helping our planet? ✨🌍

• recycle plastics

• use only plastic straws

• educate others

• don’t litter