Plastic Waste

What happens to plastic waste?

• It eventually disintegrates

• It is dumped into the ocean for fish to eat

• Plastic waste doesn't exist

• It breaks into little pieces

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

• They mistake it for food and cannot digest it

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

• Both a and b

• It's not dangerous because they can swim around it

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Where does the majority of plastics end up?

• Landfill

• Ocean

• Recycled

• Burned for Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How many million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year?

• 8 million tons

• 2 million tons

• 5 million tons

• 1 million tons

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

There are many alternatives to plastic

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How many years can it take for a plastic bottle to degrade?

• 100 years

• 400 years

• 700 years

• 1000 years

By what year do scientists predict plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean, pound for pound?

• 2020

• 2050

• 2250

• 3000

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How many plastics bags are used every second?

• 100,000 bags

• 500,000 bags

• 1,000,000 bags

• 20,000 bags

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How much plastic thrown away every year can circle around the Earth?

• 3 times

• 1 time

• 4 times

• 6 times

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following answers contains the top 5 contributing countries to the world’s plastic pollution problem?

• Russia, France, USA, Vietnam, India

• Indonesia, Thailand, USA, China, France

• Thailand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines

• USA, China, India, UK, Australia