ARW3 - UNIT 7

Ocean ________ has increased dramatically over the last decade.

• debris

• portrayed

• robust

• estimate

The work of environmental activists has been_______ in several award-winning documentaries.

• debris

• portrayed

• accumulates

_________ efforts are needed to address the serious environmental problems facing our world.

• Accumulates

• Robust

• Pervasive

Experts ___________ that one million plastic bags are used each minute.

• estimate

• robust

• pervasive

First, trash _______ on land. Later, it is swept into the ocean.

• accumulates

• toxic

• pervasive

Many dangerous chemicals are both powerful and_______. They can be found in almost every major ecosystem on earth.

• consuming

• toxic

• pervasive

________ waste is an urgent problem that must be solved as soon as possible.

• Robust

• Toxic

• Pervasive

It is very difficult to avoid ________ plastic, because it is all around us.

• consuming

• portrayed

• detected

Microplastics have been ______ high up in the food chain.

• consuming

• portrayed

• detected

Scientists ______ that environmental problems are going to get worse.

• hypothesize

• portrayed

• detected