Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP)

It takes ___ years for trash to travel from North America to the GPGP.

6 (Six)

It was estimated that it would take ____ ships and ___ year to clean up 1% of the GPGP. (Ex answer: 1 and 3)

67 and 1

What percent of the marine debris sinks to the bottom of the ocean; making it harder to clean up the GPGP?

70% (Seventy-percent)

What leaks out from plastics, due to photo-degradation?

Colorants and other chemicals

Are most of the debris in the ocean degradable?

No

What are the four currents that helps bring trash to the GPGP?

The California current, Kuroshio current, North Equational current,. and the North Pacific current.

What is photo-degradation?

The process in breaking down plastics, due to the sun's rays.

What happens to 70% of the marine debris in the ocean?

They sink to the bottom.

What is it called when marine animals drown from being caught in forgotten fishing nets?

ghost fising