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plastic types

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How is plastic bad for us ?
a)
It will destroy the environment
b)
it will make america great again
c)
it will save the environment
d)
 I don't know
2.
What happens if you throw plastic on the ground?
a)
it will explode
b)
Someone will shoot it
c)
it will end up in the ocean and then a fish will eat it
d)
it will end up in China
3.
Can you make things with recycled plastic?
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Not sure
d)
\(°-°)/
4.
Which country has the most plastic pollution?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Indonesia
d)
Mars
5.
How many animals die every year from plastic?
a)
1,000
b)
100,000
c)
2,000,000
d)
300
6.
How do you make plastic?
a)
Buy it
b)
By melting ice cream
c)
By melting small pieces of polypropylene and polyethylene
d)
I dont know
7.
How many times can plastic be recycled?
a)
7-9 times
b)
3-4 times
c)
20-30 times
d)
1 time
8.
How long does a plastic bag take to dissolve?
a)
666 years
b)
111 years
c)
450 years
d)
451 years
9.
How long does it take for a plastic bottle to dissolve ?
a)
1000 years
b)
222 years
c)
2000 years
d)
666 years
10.
How many plastic bottles are recycled every year?
a)
100,000,000
b)
35,000,000,000
c)
100,000
d)
20,000,000
11.
How many tons of plastic are produced each year?
a)
300,000 Tons
b)
300,000,000 Tons
c)
300 Tons
d)
50,000,000 Tons
12.

what element is not in a type of plastic?

a)

sulfur

b)

gallium

c)

carbon

d)

chlorine

13.

what plastics effect the earth?

a)

polyethylene

b)

high-density polyethylene

c)

low-density polyethylene

14.

The scientists think that in 2050 the amount of plastic in the ocean will...

a)

double.

b)

stay the same.

c)

not increase.

d)

triple.

15.

Which kind of plastic is a real problem?

a)

The one called single-use plastic.

b)

The grocery bags.

c)

The plastic packaging around toys.

d)

Straws.

16.

The word ‘plastic’ comes from the Greek plastikos, meaning ‘capable of being shaped and moulded.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Many believe that paper bags are more environmentally friendly than plastic bags because they are made from a renewable resource, can biodegrade, and are recyclable.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Plastic may cause cancer

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How many seabirds are killed every year because of plastic?

a)

1,000,000

b)

100

c)

537,000

d)

628,200

20.

True or False: We've produced more plastic in the last 10 years than in the last century.

a)

True

b)

False