Ocean Guardian Quiz

What is the local watershed that is closest to where you live (Salinas)?

• The Pacific Ocean

• My bathtub

• The Salinas River

• The Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary

Why is it important to pick up trash in your neighborhood?

• The trash will go into the storm drains.

• The trash will end up in the ocean from your local watershed.

• Trash can be mistaken for food by animals, and sometimes we eat those animals!

• All of the above

What is Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• A garden patch filled with trash and microplastics

• A new piece of land formed by landfills

• A collection of litter in the ocean filled with plastic and microplastics

• A new continent in the Pacific Ocean

What does it mean to "reduce your plastic footprint?"

• Make a shoe print on a piece of plastic and shrink it

• Reduce the amount of plastic in your shoe

• Reduce the amount of single-use plastic

• Buying tiny plastic shoes for your cat

As an Ocean Guardian, I can ______ instead of asking for a plastic bag at the grocery store.

• Bring a reusable bag

• Buy a puppy

• Purr like a cat

• Wear a bag over my head

As an Ocean Guardian, I always say this when I order a drink to reduce my plastic footprint.

• No cookies, please!

• No straws, please!

• Yes, I would love some ice!

• Yes, I'll take a million straws!

As an Ocean Guardian, I can bring my ______ wherever I go and refill it, so I don't use any single-use plastic water bottles!

• reusable water bottle

• axolotl

• fuzzy slippers

• brain

Who is an Ocean Guardian?

• Anyone who is willing to pick up trash, recycle, and be a hero for our environment!

• Anyone who makes a promise to protect the ocean and earth by refusing single-use plastics!

• A protector of the local watersheds, oceans, and plants and animals that depend on them.

• All of the above

What are the 5 Rs?

• Reduce, reuse, recycle, remind, rescue

• Refuse, reduce, reuse, rot, recycle

• Refuse, reduce, reuse, rot, rescue

• Reduce, reuse, rescue, review, rot

What is one thing you can do to help the environment?