Plastic Pollution Quiz

What global effort was mentioned to combat plastic pollution?

• Cleaning up beaches and oceans

• None of the above

• Increasing plastic production

• Banning all plastic use

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

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What is the primary reason dolphins are affected by plastic pollution?

• They are hunted for their meat

• They consume prey that has ingested plastic

• They live close to polluted urban areas

• They get entangled in plastic waste

What is the main health issue caused by the burning of waste in Smokey Mountain?

• Neurological disorders

• Digestive problems

• Respiratory diseases

• Skin diseases

What was the impact of Germany's packaging laws on plastic recycling?

• Banned the use of all plastic packaging

• Made recycling mandatory for all plastics

• Established a profitable recycling industry

• Decreased the recycling rates

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is the purpose of the Plastic Bank?

• To fund plastic production

• To study the effects of plastics on health

• To create plastic products

• To prevent oceanic plastic pollution

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CCSS.RI.7.6

Which technology is used to convert plastic waste into diesel?

• Catalytic conversion

• Gasification

• Anaerobic digestion

• Pyrolysis

What types of blue whales were mentioned in the exploration?

• Deep blues and shallow blues

• True blues and pigment blues

• Atlantic blues and Pacific blues

• Northern blues and Southern blues

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the primary diet of blue whales?

• Small fish and plankton

• Krill and tiny fish

• Seaweed and small crustaceans

• Only large fish

What are microplastics?

• Small, broken down pieces of plastic

• Natural materials found in the ocean

• Biodegradable plastics

• Large plastic items like bottles

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CCSS.RI.7.4

Ethos refers to...

• How credible someone is about a certain topic

• utilizing our emotions to help us feel a certain way about a topic

• using logic/reasoning to argue a point

• the level of ethics involved in an idea or argument

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5