ocean plastic

Plastic is useful because (choose all that are correct)

• They easily biodegrade

• They are cheap to manufacture

• They do not react with many things

• They are lightweight

Plastics become microplastics because of :

Choose all that apply

• waves

• sun

• fish

Select the things below which are made from fossil fuels.

• Pencils

• Wooden chairs

• Plastic cups

• Nylon

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The analysis of the plastic recovered:

• provided a good picture of the problem

• provided surprises which led to a solution

• led to the use of a converted military jets to survey a much larger area

• suggested that submarine evaluation below the surface was necessary

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Plastics are made from oil. Oil is made from

• dinosaurs

• tiny microorganisms

• meteors

• jellyfish

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What happens to the plastic over time?

• it dissolves due to ocean water chemistry

• it breaks into microplastics which enter the food chain

• nothing, it settles to the ocean bottom where it forms a layer

• it is recycled by fishing boats employed to clean it up

What would most likely happen to the entire ocean food web if plankton were not available?

• All organisms that live in the ocean would not survive.

• The organisms would adapt and find another source of food.

• Only whales and other large ocean mammals would be affected.

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The mega expedition crossed the ocean with 30 boats to collect:

• water samples

• plastic samples from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• dead marine mammals and fish

• lost and discarded fishing nets

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Who will win the super bowl?

• Buccaneers

• Chiefs

Where do most "mixed plastics" end up?

• landfill

• recycling centers

• manufacturer

• restaurants

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