What is the Great Garbage Patch?

The Great Garbage Patch Quiz

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English
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9th Grade
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Easy
Teacher Milton
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
D. A composting site for organic waste
C. A landfill in the middle of a city
B. A recycling center for plastic waste
A. An area of floating plastic in the Pacific Ocean
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who discovered the Great Garbage Patch in 1997?
B. Charles Moor
A. David de Rothscchild
D. An unknown sailor
C. Dr. John Erikson
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much plastic is estimated to be in the Great Garbage Patch?
C. 100 million tonnes
A. 50 million tonnes
B. 75 million tonnes
D. 125 million tonnes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main danger of plastic to marine life?
C. Turtles using plastic for camouflage
A. Fish swallowing plastic
B. Birds building nests with plastic
D. Seals playing with plastic toys
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many marine animals die each year due to plastic?
A. 500,000
B. 750,000
C. 1 million
D. 1.25 million
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Great Garbage Patch do to the amount of plankton available for fish?
A. Increases it
B. Decreases it
C. Has no effect
D. Transforms it into plastic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does plastic affect the food chain in the ocean?
A. It makes the food chain stronger
D. It reduces the number of predators in the food chain
B. It has no impact on the food chain
C. It introduces man-made chemicals into the food chain
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