Water Pollution effects
True or False: Water pollution is natural
False, water pollution is caused mostly by human activity.
True or False: Throwing trash into storms drains is bad.
True, because then the trash ends up in major water bodies.
False, the waste is causing by humans and machinery.
What DOESN'T affect water pollution: Oil spills, natural fertilizers, or plastic/lead?
Natural fertilizers, because they are biodegradable.
Why does filtering our water have a negative affect on our oceans?
Trick Question! Filtering our water helps clean the water going into our ocean.
False, we are also affected, many people drink dirty water and get sick.
What is one way to help stop water pollution?
Answers will vary, but some responses should be: Clean up trash, use less chemicals and pesticides, throw away less plastic, and reuse materials.
How many garbage patches exist in our oceans?
5 garbage patches, including the North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Indian.
True or False: Chemicals we use and throw away are helping to stop water pollution.
False, they are making the water poisonous and even deadlier.
True or False: There are more microplastics in our oceans then stars in the Milky Way.
!!True!!
How many marine animals die of water pollution annually?
100,000 marine animals have been killed because of water pollution, even more have been affected.
What is NOT a way to help stop water pollution: Using less chemicals, filtering sewage, or using more plastic?
Using more plastic, because plastic is strong and doesn't biodegrade, which leaves plastic floating around for billions of years.
When did water pollution started rising and affecting our environment?
About the mid-19th century, when the Industrial Revolution started
About how many oil and chemical spills happen yearly, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
About 150
True or False: California is the 3rd for the most dirtiest water in the US.
True, California is tech and industry based, so lots of waste or produced.
Why do fish and sea animals die because of water pollution?
Eating plastic, or getting tangled and scraped by other materials.
What is the MOST efficient way to help stop water pollution: Recycling ALL our waste, using less pesticides, or burning our waste.
Recycling, because if the whole world recycled everything, we would improve our ecosystems. Burning waste releases chemicals, and using less pesticides doesn't have a larger effect.
About how many tons of waste get dumped in bodies of water every day?
About over 2 million tons of waste, sewage, and plastic.
About what percent of our waste flows back to the ocean or bodies of water?
About 80% of our waste
The garbage patch in the Pacific is as large as what state in the US?
It is about the size of Texas, which is literally the 2nd largest state in the US.
How many people have been infected or affected by drinking contaminated water?
Over 100 million people affected
What are some disadvantages to reusing and recycling our trash?
Some recycling processes, like the one for plastic, release dangerous chemicals.
What percent of water bodies on Earth are contaminated or dirty?
40% of water bodies on Earth.
Approximately how many pieces of plastic are floating in the ocean per person?
Over 21,000 for each person on Earth.
What river is the MOST polluted in the world: Ganges River in India, the Mississippi River, or the Thames?
The Ganges River in India is the MOST polluted because of heavy industry.