Rube Goldberg
What did Rube Goldberg do for a living?
a cartoonist
What type of energy is stored in the mouse trap?
potential
Give an example of single use packaging
Examples: Plastic straw, styrofoam container, plastic cup, plastic take-out container
How much of the plastic trash is the ocean is still unaccounted for?
99%
state capital of Ohio
Columbus
What is the science behind a Rube Goldberg machine?
energy transfer
What kind of energy does the antacid tablet provide?
chemical
What is the predominant trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Single use plastic
and/or
Glass bottles
How much plastic is considered poisonous?
100%
state capital of Indiana
Indianapolis
Why is it called a Rube Goldberg machine?
does something simple in a complex way
What makes recycling so expensive?
the energy to separate items
Plastic particles easily ___________
dissolve/biodegrade
what percent of the ocean is unexplored
95%
state capital of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
The one thing you need most of all when making a Rube Goldberg machine is...
patience
The higher up weight is placed, the more...
energy it has
Why are some plastics, such as bottles, not found on the surface?
The bottles are made of high density PET plastic and sink. (just like glass bottles do)
Within 30 years, what percent of fish will be left and how much plastic will fill be in our oceans!
50%
state capital of West Virginia
Charleston
The more moving parts something has...
the more complex it is
What is a pendulum?
a weight that swings back and forth
How does trash create islands in the ocean?
Plastic trash drifts out to sea and gets stuck in the circulating ocean gyres.
How many pounds of plastics flow into the ocean each year? (not percent)
10-90 million ponds
state capital of Kentucky
Frankford