Nurdles

How many major gyres are there in the world's oceans?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 8

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The largest nurdle headquarters is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located in:

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Indian Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Colorado river

Nurdles

• can starve organisms

• can never be digested

• create plastic products

• can biodegrade

• carry harmful chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Why are Laysan albatrosses dying?

• They mistake nurdles for food

• Their habitat is being destroyed

• They are thousands of miles from the nearest human

• Their prey is decreasing in population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

From the epa.gov website

Describe the trend of recycled plastic from 1960 to 2017

• The amount of recycled plastic decreased over time

• The amount of recycled plastic decreased then increased over time

• The amount of recycled plastic increased over time

• The amount of recycled plastic increased then decreased over time

From the article "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn't What You Think It Is"

"Scientists found objects with writing in ______ different languages"

• six

• seven

• eight

• nine