True or False? Pollution only affects humans.
False! Pollution affects animals, plants, and the entire environment.
What has been your favorite find at a clean up?
Response will be determined by the surfrider council.
Name the three things that are commonly recycled.
Paper, plastic, and glass
Give the chemical equation of water
H2O
Who does the Lorax speak for?
The Trees
What's one way marine animals are affected by marine pollution?
Entanglement of sea life, smothering of sea life, transportation of invasive species
What is the most commonly found plastic item during clean-ups?
Cigarettes
What percent of plastic is actually recycled?
Globally around 9%, in the U.S. it's about 5%
What are the phase changes of water?
Soild, Liquid, Gas
In Finding Nemo, the sharks claim that fish are?
Friends not food
What's one way to prevent pollution?
Use natural cleaning solutions, reduce plastic consumption, reuse materials, recycle products, plant a tree, participate at a UNCWSurfrider clean up!
What is one of the three most dangerous pollutants in our oceans? (+100 if you can get all 3)
Plastic pollution, oil spills, or industrial runoff
What is a OFE?
Ocean Friendly Establishment
What is a forever chemical?
PFAS: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are synthetic chemicals that do not occur naturally
What's his name from the movie Shark Tale?
Oscar
Although these chemicals promote plant growth on farms, gardens, and golf courses they become extremely harmful when they enter the atmosphere and waterways.
Fertilizers or pesticides
Why can't you discard orange peels, watermelon rinds, and other foods on a beach?
They cannot biodegrade due to not being a natural part of the ecosystem.
How do you reduce your consumption?
Response will be determined by the surfrider council.
What's a way to conserve your water usage?
To take shorter showers, turn water off while brushing teeth, limit amount of water used for watering lawns and gardens.
What is he one out of?
He is one out of a krillion
Term used to describe cities that have consistently higher temperatures than surrounding areas because of a greater retention of heat from buildings, concrete, and asphalt.
The heat island effect
The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s...
Oceans, waves, and beaches.
Name one thing you reuse.
Response will be determined by the surfrider council.
What is water called when it cannot return to the water cycle due to being in a plastic water bottle?
Trapped water
What is one of the names of Tank ''The Shredder'' Evans trophies from Surf's Up?
Jill, Amy, Little Susie, Brianna, Shaniqua, Helga, Miss Kitty, Jeannie, Theresa, or Leah