WorksheetsPlastic Pollution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
We usually do not use a plastic bag, bottle, or party balloon for very long.
True
False
It does not take long for plastic to decay.
True
False
It may take decades, even centuries, for plastic to breakdown in the ocean.
True
False
Plastic can be found on forest floors as far back as the year 2000.
True
False
Pieces of plastic in the water never look like fish.
True
False
Bird parents feed their young (their babies) pieces of plastic.
True
False
Many fishing nets are now made of plastic instead of biodegradable material.
True
False
Plastic can break down into pieces the size of _____.
pebbles
bottle caps
sand
doll arms
Plastic is biodegradable (capable of decaying through the action of living organisms).
True
False
Microplastic is _____.
large in size
small in size
very huge in size
very tiny in size
As plastic travels through the ocean _____.
it does not change in size
it carries living organisms from one part of the world to another
it poisons fish that eat it
it eventually poisons humans who eat the fish
If you ate the same amount of plastic as many seabirds, _____.
you would be just fine
you would have about 13 pounds of plastic in your stomach
you would be able to digest the plastic
Plastic contains toxins. Fish eat the plastic. You eat the fish.
You become more toxic.
Your body is too big to be harmed by the toxins.
In the year 2050, _____.
The oceans will be free from plastic
The beaches and forests will be free from plastic
No more sea life will be harmed by plastic.
By weight, there will be an equal amount plastic as there is sea life in the oceans
The amount of plastic in the oceans has become a ______ to the oceans.
benefit
disease
