Plastic Pollution

What is the purpose of the Plastic Bank?

• To fund plastic production

• To study the effects of plastics on health

• To create plastic products

• To prevent oceanic plastic pollution

Showing pictures of garbage along the shoreline and the impact on marine life appeals to...

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• an argument

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Tons of plastic are being washed up on ... every day around the world.

• roads

• fields

• beaches

• mountains

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At the beginning of the video, he was picking up... on the beach.

• stones

• surfboards

• plastic

• food

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Some of the people he met thought the ... should clear the plastic from the sea.

• families

• children

• grandparents

• government

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To make the world a better place, we need to ... reduce, reuse and recycle plastic.

• refuse

• rely

• remove

• remain

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How much plastic goes into the sea each year?

• 12 million tonnes

• 10 million tonnes

• 8 million tonnes

• 5 million tonnes

What are small pieces of plastic called?

What did Boyan Slat see while diving in Greece?

• A variety of sea creatures

• A clean ocean

• More plastic bags than fish

• More fish than plastic

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What percentage of plastic does Boyan's company aim to remove from the Pacific Ocean?

• 50%

• 25%

• 42%

• 70%

• 100%