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Protect our ocean Protect our future

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many metric tons of plastic trash end up in the world's oceans each year?

a)

3 million

b)

8 million

c)

10 million

2.

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:

a)

2050

b)

2075

c)

2100

3.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Half of all the plastic waste in the ocean comes from what area of the world?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

America

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

6.

The full form of GPGP

a)

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

b)

Garbage Patch Great Pacific

c)

None of these

7.

GPGP has been in the news recently. According to official estimates, about how many plastic pieces currently make up the garbage patch?

a)

1.8 million

b)

1.8 billion

c)

1.8 trillion

d)

1.8 thousands

e)

1.8 hundreds

8.

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:

a)

Gyres

b)

Dumps

c)

Islands

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

9.

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?

a)

They can become malnourished

b)

They can be ill of toxins in plastic

c)

All of these

d)

None of these

10.

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

a)

2040

b)

2050

c)

2060

11.

Which of these activities can lead to plastic in the ocean?

a)

Throwing a gum wrapper out of a car window.

b)

Accidentally leaving toys on the beach

c)

Wind blowing plastic out of a full trash bin

d)

All of the above

12.

Who is in charge of keeping plastic out of the ocean?

a)

The Government

b)

Beach visitors

c)

garbage collectors

d)

everyone

13.

What is the main cause of plastic pollution in the ocean?

a)

Land-based waste such as littering

b)

Ships dumping trash into the ocean

c)

Plants and animals in the ocean

d)

Tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornados blowing plastic into the ocean

14.

Plastic pollution in our waterways can be reduced by

a)

recycling

b)

reducing use of single-use plastics

c)

raising awareness about plastic pollution

d)

all of the above

15.

The Great Pacific garbage patch is

a)

a gyre of plastic in the north central Pacific Ocean

b)

a floating island of plastic

c)

caused by humans

d)

all of the above