ChestertonCC - Geo - Plastic Planet - dependence and effects

Plastic is a synthetic material, mostly created from _____.

• oil

• gas

• plasticium

• Baekeland

Plastic has a _____ lifespan. This means that it is durable.

• long

• short

Plastic can be shaped. This means that it can be described as _____.

• strong

• durable

• mouldable

• dyeable

Plastic lines the inside of cans and cups because it is _____.

• waterproof

• versatile

• strong

• dyeable

Overall, plastic can be described as _____.

• dyeable

• mouldable

• durable

• versatile

Where are most old, large plastics found?

• Seabed sediment

• Garbage patches

• Coasts

• Landfills

Why do garbage patches exist?

• ocean currents

• Neptune

• gravity

• tides

Fishing nets are the most common plastic items in garbage patches. True or false?

• True

• False

Turtles, seals and whales all get caught in plastic nets gathered in garbage patches. What is this called?

• entanglement

• ingestion

• leachate

• gyres

Where are most microplastics found?

• Seabed sediment

• Garbage patches

• Coasts

• Landfills