Number of Plastics in the Ocean
Is the number of metric tons of plastic dumped in the ocean each year above or below 5,000,000?
Above
Which country produces the most plastic each year?
China
100% of turtles have plastic in their stomach. True or False?
True
What is the biggest garbage gyre?
The North Pacific Gyre
__% of US adults have BPA in their urine
95%
What is the number of metric tons of plastics dumped in the ocean each year.
8,000,000 metric tons
Rearrange these in the correct order from most plastic production to least: Brazil, Germany, US, China
China, US, Germany, Brazil
__ in 3 marine animals have been found tangled in plastic.
1
How many garbage gyres are there in the world?
5 garbage gyres.
What is plastic made of?
Oil and Natural Gas
_ million plastic bags end up in the trash every minute.
1 Million
__ billion pounds of plastic pollution flows into the sea from coastal regions yearly.
18 Billion
How many sea birds and animals die per year from plastics?
1.1 Million
How big is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
617,000 square miles
_% of plastic gets incinerated.
12%
__ rivers contribute toward 90% of the plastic that flows into the sea.
10
_% of plastic going into the ocean comes from the US.
1%
__ in 3 fish caught for human consumption contain plastic.
1
What are the five garbage gyres in the ocean?
The North and South Atlantic Gyres, The North and South Pacific Gyres, and The Indian Ocean Gyre
_% of plastic actually gets recycled.
9%
Plastics consistently makes up __ to __% of marine debris studied.
60 to 90%
__% of plastic going into the ocean comes from China.
29%
Marine plastic pollution has affected __% of turtles, __% of whales, __% of seals, and __% of seabirds.
100%, 59%, 36%, 40%
Where is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
In between Hawaii and California
How many plastic bags end up in the trash every minute?
1 Million