WorksheetsSAVE THE OCEAN QUIZ
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
70%
50%
30%
What is the world's biggest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
How much trash ends up in our oceans each year?
Around 2.5 billion black bags (12.5 million tons)
Around 2 million black bags (10,000 tons)
Around 1000 black bags (5000kg)
Where does most trash in the ocean come from?
Thrown overboard from boats
Created by fish and marine life
Floats or blows out from the land
What happens to plastic trash when it gets into the ocean?
Sinks to the bottom and gets buried under the sand
Breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces
Dissolves and decomposes in the water
Why do animals eat plastic?
Because it's easier than hunting
They mistake it for real food
They like the taste
In what ways can plastic harm animals?
It is poisonous
It can block their insides
They can get tangled up in it
All of the above
In what ways can plastic trash harm humans?
If we go swimming and get tangled
If we eat fish that have eaten plastic
If we trip over it
All of the above
Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length. Where do they come from?
Microphones, microwaves and microchips
Clothes, cosmetics, broken down from larger pieces
Rainwater
Microplastics can easily be filtered out of the water.
False
True
