4/22/24 The World from A to Z

What is 'ghost gear'?

• A gear system in advanced vehicles

• Equipment used by ghost hunters

• A type of computer hardware

• A term for lost or discarded fishing gear

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How much ghost gear ends up in the ocean each year according to the World Wildlife Fund?

• Up to 100,000 tons

• Up to 2 million tons

• Up to a million tons

• Up to 500,000 tons

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What is the main goal of the new private program for scuba divers in Thailand?

• To log data from the ghost gear they clean up

• To increase tourism

• To train divers for deep-sea exploration

• To discover new marine species

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When did Congress pass the coinage act that first inscribed 'In God We Trust' on U.S. currency?

• April 22, 1864

• April 22, 1865

• April 22, 1866

• April 22, 1867

What was the theme of Earth Day in the year the text was written?

• Reducing the use of Metals

• Reducing the use of Glass

• Reducing the use of plastics

• Reducing the use of Paper

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Who invented the first fully synthetic plastic?

• Ray Babbage

• Leo Baekeland

• Mrs. Baird

• Jimmy Walker

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What did researchers at Rutgers and Columbia University find in bottled water?

• Heavy metals

• Nanoplastics

• Bacteria

• Nanu Nanu

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What is the size of nanoplastics compared to a human hair?

• About 83 microns wide

• Less than one micron

• Exactly one micron

• More than 100 microns

What are whale sharks tagged for?

• To monitor their health

• To track their movements

• For scientific research on their diet

• To prepare them for aquariums

What unusual color was a golden retriever puppy born with?

• Blue

• Key Lime Green

• Purple

• Pink

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