Litter and ocean gyres AP

Which of the following can decompose? (CLICK ALL THAT APPLY!!!)

• apple core

• wool sock

• water bottle

• styrofoam take out box

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the main reason plastics are more likely to be found than paper as litter?

• it doesn't decompose

• more plastics are used than any other kind of material

• paper is more easily recycled

• fewer people are reading paper newspapers these days

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Give an example of a "single use" plastic.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

How does litter get from Westside to Buffalo Bayou?

• through storm drains

• the wind

• the rain

• it can't get to the bayou from our school

The giant swirling accumulations of litter in the oceans are called ___________

How do plastics break down into microplastics?

• UV light and the physical action of waves

• chemical reactions with ocean water

• animals shred them

• they just decompose over time

Cleaning up the plastics in the ocean is challenging because

• they are a mixture of polymers/resins

• there is so much of it

• they are a valuable resource

• they are too far from land

Abandoned fishing nets cause a problem with

• entanglement

• biomagnification

• starvation

• microplastics

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When turtles eat plastic bags, they are likely to die from

• entanglement

• starvation

• biomagnification

• bioaccumulation

Crabs, shrimp and small marine fish are likely to eat

• plastic bags

• microplastics

• abandoned nets

• plastic bottle caps

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4