Trash Vortex- Chapter 4

The boat called "Plastiki" was made out of ___________.

• Water bottles

• Hair Combs

• Trash bags

• Old computers

Page 44 says that "plastic is not the enemy", and it suggests that the real problem is ______________.

• rubber

• how we get rid of plastic

• jk, plastic really is the problem

• the gyres in the oceans

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

"Human litter is present is _____ marine habitats" (44).

• all

• most

• few

• none

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CCSS.RI.7.1

What was the power source for the vacuum cleaner that was designed to clean plastic from the ocean?

• the sun

• the nearest house

• the battery on the boat

• the wind

Approximately what percent of the ocean's trash comes from land?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

Wax worms can help decompose plastic when they eat it.

• true

• false

On page 48, they used a simile to compare "mopping up a leaking tap without fixing the tap itself" with _______________.

• plastic

• how many water bottles we throw away

• finding new ways to recycle plastic

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CCSS.RL.7.4

The last sentence on page 48 says, "It is past time that we tackle the plastic problem that blights our oceans."

Using context clues, what do you think BLIGHTS means?

• harms

• improves

• recycles

• cleans

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Plastic production is expected to _______ by the year 2050.

• double

• triple

• decrease

• stop

The countries of Kenya, China, Rwanda, and France have all done what?

• banned plastic bags

• banned water bottles

• banned the sale of items containing microbeads

• banned drinking straws