WorksheetsMicroplastics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which one of the following is categorized as micro-plastics?
What are micro-plastics?
small plastic pieces less than five millimetres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
small plastic pieces less than five centimetres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
small plastic pieces less than five metres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
small plastic pieces less than five kilometres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
Which of the following is not the property of plastic?
flexible
strong
waterproof
biodegradable
Plastic can rust and rot.
True
False
We make tons of plastic because things made of plastic are .........
cheap
durable
expendable
easily-burnt
What risks do whales, albatross and sea turtles have to face as they swim in the sea that is full of plastic?
Getting tangled in the debris
Ingesting large pieces of plastic
Getting new toys to play with
Dying from starvation
Our castaway plastic bags and plastic bottles get weakened by sunlight and then ............
torn apart in the wind and the waves into small plastic bits.
torn apart by sea animals into small plastic bits
carried away to sea shores.
eaten by small fish.
On the micro-scale, micro organisms can digest small plastic bits.
True
False
Which one of the following are durable plastic?
What happens to plastic that has broken into smaller pieces?
spread out in the ocean
stay at the same spot in the ocean
disappear after 1 year
decomposed by microorganisms
Where can we find micro-plastics?
Arctic and Antarctic
seafloor and sea surface
only in the deepest sea
everywhere in the ocean
The effect of micro-plastics is difficult to trace because ............
micro-plastics are not as visible as big plastic trash.
micro-plastics are everywhere in the ocean.
micro-plastics collect toxic chemical.
no sea marines will eat micro-plastics.
Which of the followings are ways to reduce the further impact of micro-plastics in the future?
switching to bio-degradable plastics.
dumping less plastic in the ocean.
cleaning up the patches of sea most strewn with plastic.
dumping plastic on land instead of the ocean
Most plastic waste comes from ...........
product packaging
single-use plastic
plastic furniture
plastic containers
Plastic waste, that was disposed 20 years ago, already disappeared.
True
False
Which of the following products contain micro-plastics?
Toothpaste
Cosmetic
Air conditioner
Plastic spoon
If we use less plastic, plastic producers will ..........
produce more plastic
produce less plastic
change plastic with different material
keep producing the same amount of plastic
Do we really need plastic bags when we buy fruits from the market?
Yes, because that's the only way.
Yes, because we must not bring our own bag to the market.
No, because we can bring our own bag to the market.
No, because our own bag is always stronger than a plastic bag.
Do we really need plastic straws to drink our soft drinks?
Yes, because we must not drink it without the plastic straw.
Yes, because that's the only way to drink our soft drinks.
No, we can always drink it without using the plastic straw.
No, plastic straw is better than metal straw.
Plastic products can be recycled into new products.
True
False
