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Single use plastic

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the safest plastic?

a)

Polyethylene terephthalate

b)

single-use plastic

c)

polypropylene

d)

Polyvinyl chloride

2.

Exposure to plastic can lead to

a)

birth defects

b)

cancer

c)

endocrine disruption

d)

All of above

3.

How many years does it take for a single piece of plastic to decompose?

a)

one thousand

b)

one hundred

c)

never

d)

One million

4.

Of the five known ocean garbage patches which is the largest?

a)

The pacific garbage patch

b)

The Indian ocean garbage patch

c)

North Atlantic garbage patch

d)

Mediterranean Sea garbage patch

5.

What is the most ubiquitous type of 'litter' on the planet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Most of the plastic in the ocean comes from ships at sea.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

California became the first U.S. state to pass a plastic bag ban

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A number in the arrows at the bottom of a container means the container is recyclable.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Nearly half of the plastic ever manufactured was made in the past ___ years.

a)

30

b)

15

c)

50

d)

8

10.

One popularly cited statistic estimates that 500 million of these are used and thrown away every day in the US:

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of these

11.

Half of all the plastic waste in the ocean comes from what area of the world?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

The Americas

d)

Africa

12.

The toothpaste contains plastic in small amount called

a)

Smallballs

b)

Tinybits

c)

Littlelumps

d)

Microbeads

13.

What can you do to help stop plastic pollution? ( any 2 measures)

4 lines
14.

Do you try to avoid the use of plastic in your daily life

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Who invented plastic?

a)

Leo Baekeland

b)

John Logie Baird

c)

Roberto Nevilis

d)

Eli Whitney