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Microplastics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is categorized as micro-plastics?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What are micro-plastics?

a)

small plastic pieces less than five millimetres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.

b)

small plastic pieces less than five centimetres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.

c)

small plastic pieces less than five metres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.

d)

small plastic pieces less than five kilometres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.

3.

Which of the following is not the property of plastic?

a)

flexible

b)

strong

c)

waterproof

d)

biodegradable

4.

Plastic can rust and rot.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

We make tons of plastic because things made of plastic are .........

a)

cheap

b)

durable

c)

expendable

d)

easily-burnt

6.

What risks do whales, albatross and sea turtles have to face as they swim in the sea that is full of plastic?

a)

Getting tangled in the debris

b)

Ingesting large pieces of plastic

c)

Getting new toys to play with

d)

Dying from starvation

7.

Our castaway plastic bags and plastic bottles get weakened by sunlight and then ............

a)

torn apart in the wind and the waves into small plastic bits.

b)

torn apart by sea animals into small plastic bits

c)

carried away to sea shores.

d)

eaten by small fish.

8.

On the micro-scale, micro organisms can digest small plastic bits.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which one of the following are durable plastic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

What happens to plastic that has broken into smaller pieces?

a)

spread out in the ocean

b)

stay at the same spot in the ocean

c)

disappear after 1 year

d)

decomposed by microorganisms

11.

Where can we find micro-plastics?

a)

Arctic and Antarctic

b)

seafloor and sea surface

c)

only in the deepest sea

d)

everywhere in the ocean

12.

The effect of micro-plastics is difficult to trace because ............

a)

micro-plastics are not as visible as big plastic trash.

b)

micro-plastics are everywhere in the ocean.

c)

micro-plastics collect toxic chemical.

d)

no sea marines will eat micro-plastics.

13.

Which of the followings are ways to reduce the further impact of micro-plastics in the future?

a)

switching to bio-degradable plastics.

b)

dumping less plastic in the ocean.

c)

cleaning up the patches of sea most strewn with plastic.

d)

dumping plastic on land instead of the ocean

14.

Most plastic waste comes from ...........

a)

product packaging

b)

single-use plastic

c)

plastic furniture

d)

plastic containers

15.

Plastic waste, that was disposed 20 years ago, already disappeared.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following products contain micro-plastics?

a)

Toothpaste

b)

Cosmetic

c)

Air conditioner

d)

Plastic spoon

17.

If we use less plastic, plastic producers will ..........

a)

produce more plastic

b)

produce less plastic

c)

change plastic with different material

d)

keep producing the same amount of plastic

18.

Do we really need plastic bags when we buy fruits from the market?

a)

Yes, because that's the only way.

b)

Yes, because we must not bring our own bag to the market.

c)

No, because we can bring our own bag to the market.

d)

No, because our own bag is always stronger than a plastic bag.

19.

Do we really need plastic straws to drink our soft drinks?

a)

Yes, because we must not drink it without the plastic straw.

b)

Yes, because that's the only way to drink our soft drinks.

c)

No, we can always drink it without using the plastic straw.

d)

No, plastic straw is better than metal straw.

20.

Plastic products can be recycled into new products.

a)

True

b)

False