What is a main cause for pollution in the ocean?
Trash in the water.
What happens when trash is in the ocean?
The animals in the sea will die. :(
About how plastic waste is in our oceans? (HINT 1trillion-10trillion)
5.25 trillion tons of it. ( that surprised me actually)
What does trash in the ocean cause?
Entanglement.
How is climate change in the ocean creating serious changes in the ocean?
Cold temperature increase.
What is another reason why ocean is being polluted???
Abandoned gears / ships.
Why do fishes eat plastic?
They mistake plastic as prey.
How much percent does plastic debris sink in our ocean?
70%.
What does trash do to the marine life?
It can cause suffocation.
What does cold temperature do to the oceans.
Sea level rises on top.
What specific material is polluting our ocean?
A run-off!
What happens when a ocean animal eats plastic?
They can get infection ,and reduced ability to swim.
How much does the plastic float in our ocean AND lands on beaches ?
15% floats and 15% goes on our beaches.
How do most marine life die?
Eating plastic. :(
(Including the most which is turtles and other marine life)
What is sea rise level and cooling temperatures do to the water?
They become more acidic.
What causes run-offs
Oil spills, mining depletion.
What happens when trash in the ocean is floating up?
It helps bad pollution occur making more marine life die.
1 How much marine species die every year?
2 how does this project make me feel about this issue (300 bonus points if you get right )
1 100,000-1,000,000. :(
2 ( This issue made me feel emotional because people don't take how serious the earths ocean is polluted by us humans :(
How is one way plastic kills marine life?
Internal pain. ( Which is like feeling pain forever till your dead.)
What does climate change do with c02?
It's decreasing because of climate change.
Why are abandoned gears bad for the ocean pollution???
It can capture sea life and die. :(
What happens when sea water is polluted?
Depletion comes in !
What are two reason's why I chose this topic?
1( Because I care for the ocean )
2 (Because it's a very interesting thing from the world)
How does pollution effect the ecosystem for marine life?
Depletion, death plastic waste, etc.
What happens with all of this climate change together in marine life?
Extreme marine events.