Oceans Day 2023

When is World Ocean's day?

• 7th June

• 8th June

Answer explanation

At Duncraig we start to celebrate World Oceans Day a little early because of the exams on the 8th!

What percentage of the Earth is covered by Oceans

• 70%

• 80%

• 50%

• 60%

Oceans are the main source of __________ for more than a billion people around the world

• entertainment

• protein

The ocean produces over _____ % of the world' oxygen

• 5%

• 1%

• 90%

• 50%

How much plastic ends up in the ocean every year?

• 10 million tons

• zero

• 1 ton

• 10 tons

10 million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year. That's equivalent to...

• 1 pencil case every day

• 1 school backpack every hour

• 1 garbage truck every minute

• 1 recycling bin every week

______ of all plastic produced only gets used once before being dumped

• 10%

• 25%

• 35%

• 50%

Answer explanation

50% of plastic gets recycled

• true

• false

Only 9% of plastic gets recycled

• true

• false

Humans unknowingly consume ____ of plastic in their lifetime

• 40 pounds

• 10 pounds

• 20 pounds

• 30 pounds