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Unit 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Earth's largest ocean?

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

2.

What is Earth's smallest ocean?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

3.

Which ocean is sometimes called the Antarctic Ocean because of where it is located?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

4.

Which ocean is located between the Americas (to the East), and Australia and Asia (to the West).

a)

Artic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

5.

Which ocean is located between the Americas (to the West), and Africa and Europe (to the East).

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

6.

Which ocean is located between Africa (to the West), Australia (to the East), and Asia (to the North)

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

7.

Which ocean surrounds Antarctica?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

8.

Which ocean includes the North Pole and is surrounded by Asia, Europe, and North America?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

9.

Which ocean is colored on the map?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

10.

Which ocean is colored on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

11.

Which ocean is colored on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

12.

Which ocean is colored on the map?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

Which ocean is colored on the map?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

14.

What happens to plastic waste?

a)

It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

b)

It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

c)

There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

d)

It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

15.

Plastic isn't only found in the ocean. What percentage of the world's sea birds have plastic rubbish in their guts?

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

16.

According to the European Parliament, single-use plastics keep washing up on European shores. Which item is the most commonly found?

a)

Drinks bottles

b)

Plastic bags

c)

Plastic straws

d)

Balloons

17.

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

a)

They mistake it for food and cannot digest it

b)

They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim

c)

It's not dangerous because they use plastic waste for habitats

d)

They can suffer from infections and internal injuries.

18.

Where does the majority of plastic waste end up?

a)

Oceans

b)

Burned for energy

c)

Landfills

d)

Recycled

19.

There are many alternatives to single use plastic products.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Approximately, Americans use about how many plastic drinking straws per day?

a)

25,000

b)

100,000

c)

250,000,000

d)

500,000,000

21.

Everyday "wash away" products such as some face washes have tiny plastics in them. At what size is a piece of plastic considered a ‘microplastic'?

a)

Less than 1mm

b)

Less than 3mm

c)

Less than 5mm

d)

Less than 7mm

22.

What are plastics made of?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum and Natural Gas

c)

Limestone

23.

If a plastic container or package is stamped with a number in a small recycling triangle, it can be recycled.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

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

a)

Indian Ocean Garbage Patch

b)

North Atlantic Garbage Patch

c)

Mediterranean Sea Garbage Patch

d)

The Pacific Garbage Patch

25.

Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?

a)

Because recycling is wrong

b)

Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.

c)

Because not every plastic can be recycled.

d)

Because not many people recycle rubbish.