Marine Litter

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

What is the world's biggest ocean?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Marine litter is mainly composed by...

• Paper / Cardboard

• Metal

• Plastic

• Glass

Where does most marine litter come from?

• From land-based sources

• Falling off ships

How much plastic litter is in the oceans?

• 220 million tonnes

• 150 million tonnes

• 60 million tonnes

Where most of the plastic comes from?

• US and Europe

• Asia

• Rest of the World

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How does plastic end up reaching and entering the ocean from land?

• Littering in towns and cities

• Dumpsites near waterways and oceans

• People littering on beaches

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

How much plastic ends up in our oceans each year?

• Around 1000 black bags (5000 Kg)

• Around 2 million black bags (10.000 tonnes)

• Around 2.5 billion black bags (12.5 million tonnes)

What happens to plastic waste?

• Sinks to the bottom and gets buried under the sand

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

• Dissolves and decomposes in the water

• It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Microplastics are pieces of plastic less than 5mm in length. Where do they come from?

• Clothes, cosmetics, broken down from larger pieces

• Rainwater