Plastics in the Ocean

How much plastic trash enters the sea from land every year?

• 8 million metric tons

• 5 million metric tons

• 3 million metric tons

• 10 million metric tons

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What is the equivalent of the plastic trash entering the sea in terms of plastic bags per foot of coastline?

• Five plastic bags

• Three plastic bags

• Eight plastic bags

• Ten plastic bags

What is the ultimate goal of the new plastics economy?

• To ban all plastic products

• To increase plastic production

• To ensure plastic packaging never becomes waste

• To recycle 50% of plastic waste

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What is needed from every player in the chain to solve the plastic packaging problem?

• To decrease production costs

• To change the way they do things

• To increase plastic usage

• To ignore the problem

What contributes to marine pollution besides plastic?

• Natural phenomena

• Industrial, agricultural, and urban waste

• Only urban waste

• Only industrial waste

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What are dead zones?

• Areas with excessive plastic

• Locations with no marine life due to pollution

• Protected marine areas

• Deep sea trenches

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How can nutrient pollution be managed?

• By ignoring the problem

• By increasing plastic use

• By banning fertilizers

• By changing agricultural systems

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What is critical for water quality in relation to soil?

• Soil color

• Soil texture

• Soil health

• Soil temperature

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What does organic matter do for the soil?

• Makes it look better

• Helps it hold onto nutrients

• Increases its temperature

• Decreases its weight

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Why is changing farming systems considered tricky?

• Because farmers prefer old methods

• Because it requires learning new practices

• Because it is not necessary

• Because it is too expensive

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