Ocean Pollution

What harmful trash was washing up on beaches in the 1980s?

• vials of blood and needles

• seaweed

• mussel shells

• old newspapers

What can happen if oil shipments are not handled properly?

• The price of oil will go down.

• The oil will spill into the ship that carries it.

• Airplanes will have to transport oil.

• The oil can spill into the ocean.

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Which of the following is an effect of an oil spill?

• Many plants and animals die.

• The fishing industry improves.

• Plant life increases.

• The oil cleans the beaches.

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In 1989, sixty-four countries signed a treaty that banned ______________________ of certain metals, plastics, and radioactive wastes.

• ocean dumping

• disposal

• recycling

• sludge

Volunteer organizations clean up tons of trash and teach people about the ___________________ of ocean dumping.

• sludge

• climates

• hazards

• resources

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The U.S. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act prohibits the ocean dumping of __________________________.

• harmful materials

• leftover food

• small fishies

• extra sand

Which of the following statements is true about point-source pollution?

• It comes from unidentified sources.

• It comes from a specific source.

• It is harmful only to plants.

• It is not a problem today.

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What percent of the Pacific Ocean is polluted?

• 80%

• 76%

• 52%

• 21%

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How many seabirds are killed every year because of plastic?

• 1,000,000

• 100

• 537,000

• 628,200

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How many fish die from plastic every day?

• 100,000

• 1 million

• 12 million

• 110,453

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