Plastic Pollution

On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?

• 12 minutes

• 1 hour

• 1 day

• 1 week

Why is plastic dangerous for animals?

• They can be trapped in plastic things.

• They can choke (zakrztusić się) with small plastic pieces and die.

• They can eat plastic which fills their stomaches and they die of starvation because they don't feel hungry.

• Plastic is not so dangerous for animals.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How can we help to reduce plastic pollution?

• We should use paper/cloth bags.

• We should use less plastic.

• We should refill our drinking bottles not buy new ones.

• We should avoid (unikać) plastic or styrofoam containers.

• All answers are correct.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does this symbol on a plastic container mean?

• It is specially for pets.

• It can be recycled easily.

• You shouldn't put food or drink in it.

Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?

• Because recycling is wrong

• Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.

• Because not every plastic can be recycled.

• Because not many people recycle rubbish.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Plastic straws (plastikowe rurki do napojów) are very dangerous for sea animals.

• No, there are no straws in seas and oceans.

• Yes, they are very dangerous for animals, because they hurt them and people should stop buying them.

What is one change you could make to help reduce plastic pollution?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

By which year had 6300 million metric tonnes of plastic waste been created?

• 2013

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

Which word is this the definition of:

Extremely small pieces of plastic in the environment resulting from the breakdown of bigger pieces of plastic waste...

• biodegradable

• compostable

• endanger

• microplastics

• toxic

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What percentage of plastic produced over the last 70 years has been thrown away?

• 79%

• 50%

• 9%

• 12%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C