Plastic Pollution
True OR False
Most plastics in the ocean eventually break down completely and disappear without harming animals.
FALSE
Who or what is the main cause to sea level rise?
Humans
What is OVERFISHING?
Overfishing means to fish too much, causing a decline in the fish population by not allowing fish time to grow to reproduce/repopulate.
What is the definition of ENDANGER?
To put someone or something in danger.
True OR False
Wikipedia is a reliable source.
FALSE
What is plastic pollution?
The problem caused by plastic that does not easily degrade and ends up harming the environment, especially oceans.
Which expands and takes up more space, cold water or warm water ?
Warm water expands and takes up more space than colder water, increasing the volume of water in the sea.
What is choosing more sustainable fish when shopping at the supermarket?
Trying sustainable seafood like hake, mackerel, or Pacific sardines instead of more popular fish such as tuna or salmon.
What means to throw away?
DISCARD
True OR False
Before conducting reasearch, researchers must generate questions about the topic.
TRUE
What are common types of floating ocean plastics?
Plastic items like grocery bags, bottles, and Styrofoam that float on the ocean surface.
What are coastal areas?
Areas near the ocean where people live that will be most affected by rising sea levels.
What is an example of illegal fishing practices?
-Fishing in protected waters
-Catching fish that are too young
-Taking more fish than allowed
The protection of animals, plants, and forests from human activity.
Conservation
Why is it important to use in-text citations and quotations when taking information from a source?
To avoid plagiarism.
Tiny pieces of plastic that enter the ocean, are eaten by marine animals, and cannot be removed from the seas.
Microplastics
Explain how people who live in the coastal states may be negatively impacted by sea level rise.
People who live in coastal states are more likely to encounter negative effects of a natural disaster such as hurricanes and tsunamis. Due to the sea level, the people could be impacted by a water flood that could destroy their communities and their homes.
Explain the process of TRAWLING.
Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net, or trawl, through the water behind a boat. The trawl sometimes accidentally catches unintended fish (bycatch).
What is the definition of TRANSPLANT?
To move to a new location.
What should you include in your MLA citations?
Author's last name & paragraph number in parenthesis
What makes microplastics so dangerous for marine life?
Microplastics are dangerous to marine life because since they are so small, they are hard to see with the human eye. Unfortunately, small marine animals such as shrimp could mistake them as food, consume it, and die from it.
Explain the COMPLETE PROCESS to how humans contribute to sea level rise.
Humans burning coal, gas, and other fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the air and heats up the atmosphere. As a result, global warming occurs and causes ice glaciers to melt. The water from the ice is added to the current water in the ocean, causing the sea level to rise.
Explain the process of aquaculture (fish farms) and how it is one solution to decrease overfishing.
Aquacultures are designed to help repopulate a fish species which are intended to be eaten. They are housed with noncarnivores fish and are able to keep the fish population growing. Aquacultures are more sustainable and inexpensive than traditional fishing.
What is an OCEANOGRAPHER?
Someone who studies the ocean.
What are the red flags of a NON-reliable source?
-No author
-More than 5 years old (not recently published)
- Is a blog
-Contains biased information/one-sided
-Does NOT end in .org, .edu , .gov