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Plastic Pollution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We usually do not use a plastic bag, bottle, or party balloon for very long.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

It does not take long for plastic to decay.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

It may take decades, even centuries, for plastic to breakdown in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Plastic can be found on forest floors as far back as the year 2000.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Pieces of plastic in the water never look like fish.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Bird parents feed their young (their babies) pieces of plastic.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Many fishing nets are now made of plastic instead of biodegradable material.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Plastic can break down into pieces the size of _____.

a)

pebbles

b)

bottle caps

c)

sand

d)

doll arms

9.

Plastic is biodegradable (capable of decaying through the action of living organisms).

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Microplastic is _____.

a)

large in size

b)

small in size

c)

very huge in size

d)

very tiny in size

11.

As plastic travels through the ocean _____.

a)

it does not change in size

b)

it carries living organisms from one part of the world to another

c)

it poisons fish that eat it

d)

it eventually poisons humans who eat the fish

12.

If you ate the same amount of plastic as many seabirds, _____.

a)

you would be just fine

b)

you would have about 13 pounds of plastic in your stomach

c)

you would be able to digest the plastic

13.

Plastic contains toxins. Fish eat the plastic. You eat the fish.

a)

You become more toxic.

b)

Your body is too big to be harmed by the toxins.

14.

In the year 2050, _____.

a)

The oceans will be free from plastic

b)

The beaches and forests will be free from plastic

c)

No more sea life will be harmed by plastic.

d)

By weight, there will be an equal amount plastic as there is sea life in the oceans

15.

The amount of plastic in the oceans has become a ______ to the oceans.

a)

benefit

b)

disease