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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Nurdles are
delicious with butter
mistaken for food by oceanic birds
a very small pellet of plastic that serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products
In streams, rivers and oceans all over the world.
Nurdles enter the environment through:
Runoff from land
Facial scrubs and toothpaste
Spills from cargo ships
All the above.
Plastic is not biodegradable, but it does eventually
photosynthesize
dissolve
photodegrade into small particles called microplastics
smell bad
Nurdles and microplastics are a threat to sea life because
They can never be digested.
They carry toxins adhered to them.
Their plastic mass fools creatures into thinking they are full;, they don't eat enough; they die of starvation.
All of the above.
How many major gyres are there in the world’s oceans?
2
15
8
5
Gyres are
large circular areas created by spiraling ocean currents
a kind of fish
equipment used for specific purposes
The best known and largest gyre is
The Indian Ocean Gyre
The Midway Mass
The Great Pacific GarbagePath
The Lake Superior Stinker
The GPGP is a tightly packed mass of trash.
Yes, it looks like a island in the water.
No, it is widely spread in a area that can vary from the size of Texas to the size of the United States..
The amount of garbage added to our oceans each minute is equal to
A full garbage can.
A full grocery bag.
A full garbage truck.
A full garbage dump.
Plastic pollution of our oceans can be reduced by
recycling.
eating more fish.
eliminating single-use plastic items.
replacing plastics with biodegradable materials like paper.
