Tracking Trash Chapters 1 - 2

What does Curt Ebbesmeyer track?

• Flotsam and Jetsom

• Food

• Car Accidents

• The weather

What is the point of tracking flotsam and jetsam?

• In order to better understand how the ocean moves.

• To see how far we can get boats to sail.

• To see where the sea animals move.

What is a beachcomber?

• Someone who collects natural or manmade objects from the seashore.

• Someone who combs the sand with a rake.

• A person who likes to find combs on the beach.

What was the first item Curt began to look for after his mother sent him an article in the local newspaper?

• Nike Sneakers

• Computers

• Adidas Shoes

• Sweat Pants

Curt realized that the Hansa Carrier spill represented the largest ever ________ drift experiment of all time.

• Oceanographic

• Land Locked

• Thermographic

Longitude runs _____.

• North to South

• East to West

Latitude runs ____ to _____.

• East to West

• North to South

The Equator splits the Earth from ____ to _____.

• East to West.

• North to South.

The Prime Meridian splits the Earth from ___ to ____.

• North to South.

• East to West.

What does NOAA stand for?

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Nice Otters and Allies

• Nothing Over Alaska Allowed