The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Approximately ___% of Earth's ecosystem exists in ocean.

90%

Which of the following techniques used for tracking the movement of the plastic is most related to geography technology we talked about earlier this semester? a. Digital photographs taken of the debris b. Bar codes scanned to see where the debris comes from c. GPS units are attached to the debris by buoy and tracked via satellite

C. GPS units

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a literal island of plastic debris T/F

False

In 1960, 61,000 ____ spilled into the ocean, and continue to spin around the Pacific gyre a. plastic bottles b. nike shoes c. toothbrushes d. G.I. Joe Toys

Nike shoes

By 2050, there can be as much _____ in the oceans as there are fish a. people b. plastic c. greenhouse gases d. coral

Plastic

The Great Pacific Garbage patch is roughly twice the size of which state? a. kansas b. washington c. texas d. rhode island

Texas

The Garbage Patch is a smog of microplastics that will not biograde T/F

True

Are there any solutions to this problem? No, it is too late to address this issue. Yes, there are cleanups, new developments in degradable plastic, and smarter consumers... BUT, there is still way more that needs to be done!

Yes!