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PLASTIC - 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much time does it take for a plastic bottle to decompose?

a)

around 450 years

b)

around 50 years

c)

around 200 years

d)

around 5 years

2.

What does this symbol on a plastic container mean?

a)

It is specially for pets.

b)

It can be recycled easily.

c)

You shouldn't put food or drink in it.

3.

Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?

a)

Because recycling is wrong

b)

Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.

c)

Because not every plastic can be recycled.

d)

Because not many people recycle rubbish.

4.

How can we help to reduce plastic pollution?

a)

We should use paper/cloth bags.

b)

We should use less plastic.

c)

We should refill our drinking bottles not buy new ones.

d)

We should avoid (unikać) plastic or styrofoam containers.

e)

All answers are correct.

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Not all plastics are recyclable

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Plastic may cause cancer

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How much plastic is produced every year?

a)

300 million tons

b)

10 thousand tons

c)

5 billion tons

d)

7 tons

9.

Which of the following is true about plastic?

a)

It's cheap

b)

It's versatile (many uses)

c)

It's disposable

d)

All of the above

10.

What percentage of trash in the ocean is actually plastic?

a)

90%

b)

100%

c)

75%

d)

45%

11.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world's largest garbage dump. How big is it?

a)

Twice the size of Texas

b)

The size of Toronto

c)

The size of the USA

d)

Twice the size of Ontario

12.

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

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Plastic in the ocean ends up in the food you eat.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How many seabirds are killed annually from plastic?

a)

1 million

b)

100 000

c)

10 000

d)

500 000

15.

How long does it take plastic to degrade?

a)

500-1000 years

b)

200 years

c)

150 years

d)

50 years

16.

Where does the most plastic waste come from?

a)

Packaging

b)

Plastic bags

c)

Fishing line

d)

Rubber products