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WorksheetsTrash Vortex Chapters Pgs. 1-30
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is Charles Moore?
author of the book
Captain of the ship Alguita
a sailor
documentary filmmaker who created A Plastic Ocean
What are gyres?
piles of trash
a whirlpool in the ocean
ocean current
cold front
What does the greek word "plastikos" mean?
never ending
plastic
moldable
organic
What is Charles Goodyear famous for creating?
vulcanized rubber
gyres
trash vortex
maple syrup
What did we see a surge of in the 1950's?
recycling
alternative materials like wood and rope
use of plastics
minimalism
"The idea that you threw stuff out when it wore out is a 20th century idea," wrote Susan Strasser, author of Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash.
Why do you think the author included this quote in Chapter 2 of Trash Vortex?
this lady is smart
it helps explain how new the concept of disposable items are
it helps explain why recycling is important
it tells why the oceans have a problem
The Cuyahoga River was so polluted that:
it stopped flowing
all of the fish died
Charles Moore had to clean it up
it caught fire
What percentage of trash entering the ocean is plastic?
9
19
90
99
Chapter 3 opens with a story about an albatross discovered dead in 2005 with plastic in it's stomach from 1944. Why is this significant?
The plastic was 61 years old and still floating around to be ingested
The plastic was from World War II
The albatross lived a long life
The plastic was in the wrong place
What is meant by the phrase "a lost nylon fishing net or tangled mass of hook and line does not stop fishing"?
even if someone is no longer using it, those materials will catch wildlife
you can make money with these materials for a long time
nylon is the most durable thing to use for a fishing net
you shouldn't litter
