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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
How many metric tons of plastic trash end up in the world's oceans each year?
3 million
8 million
10 million
Coral reefs support 25% of all marine life, but they are fragile ecosystems, highly susceptible to climate change and other human-made threats, such as the proliferation of plastic waste in the ocean. Experts expect more than 90% of coral reefs to die by the year:
2050
2075
2100
True or false: The majority of the plastic in our oceans is broken into small pieces of 1/4 of an inch or smaller and scattered over massive areas.
true
false
True or false: Most of the plastic pollution floats on the surface of the water, making it easy to skim the surface in clean-up efforts.
true
false
Half of all the plastic waste in the ocean comes from what area of the world?
Europe
Asia
America
All of these
None of these
The full form of GPGP
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Garbage Patch Great Pacific
None of these
GPGP has been in the news recently. According to official estimates, about how many plastic pieces currently make up the garbage patch?
1.8 million
1.8 billion
1.8 trillion
1.8 thousands
1.8 hundreds
The GPGP is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world, but it isn't the only one. There are 4 other major vortexes of ocean plastic, known as:
Gyres
Dumps
Islands
All of these
None of these
Animals can get trapped and entangled in large plastic items, but tiny "micro plastics" are also harmful, as marine animals often mistake them for food. What happens when animals ingest plastic?
They can become malnourished
They can be ill of toxins in plastic
All of these
None of these
If we don’t start proactively reducing our plastic consumption and waste, then there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by the year
2040
2050
2060
Which of these activities can lead to plastic in the ocean?
Throwing a gum wrapper out of a car window.
Accidentally leaving toys on the beach
Wind blowing plastic out of a full trash bin
All of the above
Who is in charge of keeping plastic out of the ocean?
The Government
Beach visitors
garbage collectors
everyone
What is the main cause of plastic pollution in the ocean?
Land-based waste such as littering
Ships dumping trash into the ocean
Plants and animals in the ocean
Tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornados blowing plastic into the ocean
Plastic pollution in our waterways can be reduced by
recycling
reducing use of single-use plastics
raising awareness about plastic pollution
all of the above
The Great Pacific garbage patch is
a gyre of plastic in the north central Pacific Ocean
a floating island of plastic
caused by humans
all of the above
