Microplastic

Nurdles enter the environment through:

• Runoff from land

• Facial scrubs and toothpaste

• Spills from cargo ships

• All the above.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is also called

• a nice place to go on vacation

• a floating garbage dump

• the Pacific trash vortex

• the Pacific trash volcano

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Tiny pieces of plastic that don't break down or biodegrade are called

• microphones

• microscopes

• micro-bacteria

• microplastics

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What are microplastics?

• Plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size.

• Plastic pieces less than five meters in size.

• Plastic pieces greater than five millimeters in size.

• Plastic pieces greater than five meters in size.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Microplastic is _____

• large in size

• small in size

• very huge in size

• very tiny in size

Since most plastics do not biodegrade, they tend to last a really long time, breaking up into ____________.

^{Choose from below:}

^{half // one million // a fifth // one trillion // fifty}

^{landfill // 8.3 billion // 1,000 // microplastics}

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What are microplastics and where do they come from?

• Small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which are harmful to our ocean and aquatic life

• Large plastic items found in home and industrial applications

• Biodegradable plastics that break down naturally in the environment

• Recycled plastics used in the manufacturing of eco-friendly products

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What type of impacts do microplastics have on the environment?

• Positive impacts

• Negative impacts

• No impact

• Unknown

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What are microplastics primarily composed of?

• Polyethylene and polypropylene

• Glass and metal

• Wood and paper

• Ceramic and clay

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following is a common source of microplastics in the ocean?

• Agricultural runoff

• Industrial emissions

• Textile fibers from washing clothes

• Volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3