Quiz on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• A large area of floating garbage in the Pacific Ocean

• A small island made of garbage

• A landfill site in the Pacific Ocean

• A recycling center in the Pacific Ocean

What percentage of the garbage in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch comes from land?

• 50%

• 60%

• 80%

• 90%

What items are commonly found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• Food waste and paper

• Plastic products like hard hats and bath toys

• Metal scraps and glass bottles

• Organic waste and textiles

How do circular currents in the Pacific Ocean affect the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• They help to clean up the garbage

• They spread the garbage to different parts of the ocean

• They collect the floating garbage into two patches

• They push the garbage towards the shore

How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affect marine animals?

• It provides them with food

• It helps them find shelter

• It poses a serious danger by causing them to swallow plastic and get tangled in nets

• It has no effect on them

How many birds and ocean mammals die each year due to ocean garbage?

• 500,000 birds and 50,000 ocean mammals

• 1 million birds and 100,000 ocean mammals

• 2 million birds and 200,000 ocean mammals

• 3 million birds and 300,000 ocean mammals

How can plastic garbage in the ocean be dangerous to people?

• It can be used to make harmful products

• It can absorb chemicals, which then enter the food chain when people eat contaminated animals

• It can cause physical injuries to swimmers

• It can block shipping routes

What is one way to limit the size of the garbage patch?

• Buy products with no plastic packaging

• Use more plastic bags

• Leave garbage on the beach

• Avoid recycling

What should you carry when shopping to help the environment?

• Plastic bags

• Reusable shopping bags

• Paper bags

• No bags

What should you never do on a beach to help the environment?

• Pick up trash

• Leave garbage behind

• Enjoy the view

• Swim in the ocean