Lesson 7 Review

Which is NOT true?

• Plastic production increased by 335 billion in 2016.

• Plastic was created 100 years ago.

• Plastic is recyclable.

• Plastic is used in many daily necessities.

How are garbage patches made?

• Plastic is recycled and combined into a large patch.

• Trucks dump plastic into the ocean into the patches.

• Microplastic flows into the ocean and is pulled into large patches.

• Plastic waste flows into the ocean and is pulled together by the currents.

Which is NOT true about marine plastic?

• It very quickly breaks down.

• Marine wildlife eat small fish with microplastic.

• Micro plastics also have toxic substances.

• It stays in the environment almost forever.

What is a ways businesses and organizations are trying to reduce microplastics?

• Companies require people to separate their garbage.

• Customers who use ecobags are given a discount.

• Restaurants get rid of straws.

• Supermarkets are charging for plastic bags.

TRUE OR FALSE

Researchers are afraid that plastic in the ocean will cause people to stop buying fish.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE

Plastic is durable, so it lasts for a long time and does not disappear.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE

Micro plastic is eaten by sea turtles, fills up their stomach, and kills them.

• True

• False