Plastic Pollution and Environmental Impact
Learn about plastic pollution, microplastics, and their impact on the environment and human health
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
People from Kenya who make, sell, or use plastic bags could go to jail for 4 years.
- True
- False
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
How do microplastics affect human health?
- Chemicals in plastics are linked to nervous system/hearing/cancer problems.
- Eating plastics causes sun burn.
- There is no affect. It passes through our body.
- Eating plastics can cause bruises.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
On average, how many more plastic particles per year does a person drink if they drink bottled water vs. tap water?
- 17,000 more particles.
- None. The water does not absorb plastic.
- 86,000 more particles.
- 155,000 more particles.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
How old is Boyan Slat who invented the “Interceptor”?
- 18
- 23
- 29
- 35
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The Interceptor helps by:
- Scooping plastic out of rivers.
- Intercepting trash before it enters rivers.
- Intercepting plastic trash before it enters landfills.
- Digging trash out from the bottom of the sea.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Plastic buried in a landfill can remain unchanged for up to 1000 years.
- True
- False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which answer will not help our earth?
- Skip straws.
- Avoid plastic packaging.
- Recycle what you can.
- Create single-use plastic utensil kits.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
About how many years does it take for a plastic water bottle to decompose?
- 450 years.
- 530 years.
- 65 years.
- 275 years.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Approximately how many pieces of trash are in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
- 4.5 trillion pieces of trash.
- 1 billion pieces of trash.
- 2 trillion pieces of trash.
- 19 trillion pieces of trash.