How Big The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Really Is
1. Choose the correct options.
1. The world produces enough plastic each year to build__
350 T-shirts
50 pyramids
2. Tons of plastic each year end up ____
in our oceans
in landfills
3. Where is the biggest garbage patch?
in the Atlantic ocean
in the Pacific ocean
4. The plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs as much as___
3 Statues of Liberty
10 Milky Way galaxies
5. The Great Pacific Garbage patch is____
twice the size of Texas
121 square metres
6. The microplastics finally end up ______
on our plate
in our garden
How Big The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Really Is
1. Choose the correct options.
1. The world produces enough plastic each year to build
350 T-shirts
50 pyramids
2. Tons of plastic each year end up ____
in our oceans
in landfills
3. Where is the biggest garbage patch?
in the Atlantic ocean
in the Pacific ocean
4. The plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs as much as___
3 Statues of Liberty
10 Milky Way galaxies
5. The Great Pacific Garbage patch is____
twice the size of Texas
121 square metres
6. The microplastics finally end up ______
on our plate
in our garden
2. Answer the questions:
1. How much plastic ends up in our oceans each year?
___________________________________________________________
2. How many individual pieces of plastic are estimated to be in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
__________________________________________________________
3. What are the two main types of plastic found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
_________________________________________________________
4. How big is the region of ocean where the garbage patch is scattered?
___________________________________________________________
5. How long would it take to cover the entire area of the garbage patch on foot?
___________________________________________________________
6. How long do plastic fishing lines take to break down?
___________________________________________________________
7. What are the potential consequences of ingesting microplastics for sea animals and humans?
___________________________________________________________
2. Answer the questions:
1. How much plastic ends up in our oceans each year?
___________________________________________________________
2. How many individual pieces of plastic are estimated to be in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
__________________________________________________________
3. What are the two main types of plastic found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
_________________________________________________________
4. How big is the region of ocean where the garbage patch is scattered?
___________________________________________________________
5. How long would it take to cover the entire area of the garbage patch on foot?
___________________________________________________________
6. How long do plastic fishing lines take to break down?
___________________________________________________________
7. What are the potential consequences of ingesting microplastics for sea animals and humans?
___________________________________________________________
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