WorksheetsWe Are Ingesting Plastics!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 7mins
(Select all the correct answers) We make tons of plastics because things made of plastics are .........
cheap
durable
easily-burnt
water-proof
versatile (many uses)
How much plastic is produced every year?
~400 million tons
~10 thousand tons
~5 billion tons
~7 tons
How many plastic bags are used annually worldwide?
500 billion
500 million
50 million
5 billion
How many tons of plastic flow into the ocean each year?
~8 million
~5000
~600 000
~2 million
(Select all the correct answers) Most plastic waste comes from ...........
product packaging
textiles
plastic furniture
plastic containers
Which countries are the top 3 net exporters of plastic waste (in 2019)?
US
Japan
Germany
India
China
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world's largest garbage dump. How big is it?
Twice the size of Texas
The size of Toronto
The size of the USA
Twice the size of Singapore
(Select all the correct answers) As plastic travels through the ocean, _____.
it does not change in size
it carries living organisms from one part of the world to another
it poisons fish that eat it
it eventually poisons humans who eat the fish
Which word carries the meaning of "does not break down in the environment"?
Biodegradeable
Non-degradeable
Corrosive
Bio-generative
Plastic products can be recycled into new products.
True
False
Juice and milk boxes can be recycled easily.
Yes, because they are made of cardboard.
No, becayse they are made of plastic+cardboard and it's difficult to separate them
(Select all the correct answers) Which countries have been effective in banning plastic?
Rwanda
Kenya
United Kingdom
France
(Select all the correct answers) Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?
Because recycling is wrong
Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.
Because not every plastic can be recycled.
Because not many people recycle rubbish.
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 one centimetre long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
small plastic pieces less than one metre long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
small plastic pieces less than five densimetres long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.
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.
Where can we find micro-plastics?
Arctic and Antarctic
seafloor and sea surface
only in the deepest sea
everywhere in the ocean
On average, how much microplastic that we human consume weekly?
0.500 litre
100 g
The size of a credit card
One small pinch
One mouthful
(Select all the correct answers) 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.
