WorksheetsSingle use plastic
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the safest plastic?
Polyethylene terephthalate
single-use plastic
polypropylene
Polyvinyl chloride
Exposure to plastic can lead to
birth defects
cancer
endocrine disruption
All of above
How many years does it take for a single piece of plastic to decompose?
one thousand
one hundred
never
One million
Of the five known ocean garbage patches which is the largest?
The pacific garbage patch
The Indian ocean garbage patch
North Atlantic garbage patch
Mediterranean Sea garbage patch
What is the most ubiquitous type of 'litter' on the planet?
Most of the plastic in the ocean comes from ships at sea.
True
False
California became the first U.S. state to pass a plastic bag ban
True
False
A number in the arrows at the bottom of a container means the container is recyclable.
False
True
Nearly half of the plastic ever manufactured was made in the past ___ years.
30
15
50
8
One popularly cited statistic estimates that 500 million of these are used and thrown away every day in the US:
None of these
Half of all the plastic waste in the ocean comes from what area of the world?
Asia
Europe
The Americas
Africa
The toothpaste contains plastic in small amount called
Smallballs
Tinybits
Littlelumps
Microbeads
What can you do to help stop plastic pollution? ( any 2 measures)
Do you try to avoid the use of plastic in your daily life
Yes
No
Who invented plastic?
Leo Baekeland
John Logie Baird
Roberto Nevilis
Eli Whitney
