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Marine Debris Lesson 1-2 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the two (2) local sources of marine debris:

a)
Gyre
b)
Littering
c)
Beachgoers
d)
Currents
2.
What defines something as marine debris?
a)
Natural materials like seaweed and shells
b)
Water and sand particles
c)
Solid, human-made materials abandoned in oceans or lakes
d)
Fish and other marine life
3.

What is a garbage patch?

a)
Small areas of the ocean where litter, fishing gear, and other marine debris collects.
b)
Large areas of the ocean where litter, fishing gear, and other marine debris collects.
4.

A "current" is the flow of _________ moving in one direction.

a)
ice
b)
trash
c)
fish
d)
water
5.

What is a gyre?

a)
A large system of rotating currents.
b)
A large patch of garbage.
c)
A large cabbage patch kid.
d)
A bunch of currents in the ocean.
6.

True or False: Plastic is a natural material made from compounds that contain carbon.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the length a piece of plastic has to be to be considered a microplastic?

a)

1 in.

b)

5 mm.

c)

1 cm.

d)

0.5 in.

8.

Choose the natural forces that creates microplastics through degradation?

a)

UV Rays

b)

Currents

c)

More plastic

d)

Wind

9.

Which type of plastic is the most recycled?

a)

(PET) Polyethylene Terephthalate

b)

(HDPE) High-Density Polyethylene

c)

(PVC) Polyvinyl Chloride

d)

(PP) Polypropylene

10.

What are the two types of microplastics?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

11.

What is one organization that handles recycling in the CNMI?

(a)  

12.

What are two (2) local sources of marine debris?

a)

Currents

b)

MINA

c)

Beachgoers

d)

Littering