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Plastic Flashcards

1
Q

what 2 countrys create the most plastic waste compared to other countrys

A

UK and USA

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2
Q

Witch country did the USA ship most there plastic too

A

China

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3
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since 1992 China has imported how many tones of plastic

A

106 million tones

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4
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witch year did China refuse to take Plastic

A

2017

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5
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Since 2017 the USA sent less plastic over seas, most of it was sent to turkey, true or faulse

A

true

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6
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How many rivers was 90% of the plastic im the ocean trasnported by

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11

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7
Q

Witch river creates the most plastic pollusion

A

Yangtze

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8
Q

how many marine animals are affectide by plastic in the ocean

A

300000

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9
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8 million tones of plastic enter the ocean every year, True of false

A

true

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10
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what is the largest garbage patch in the ocean

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The great pacific garbage patch

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11
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How much does the ocean clean up belive to be able to remove in 5 years

A

50%

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12
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how long does it take for fishing lines to break down

A

600 years

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13
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how long does it take for plastic bottles to break down

A

450 years

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14
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how long does it take for plastic bags to break down

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20 years

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15
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how long does it take for an aliminium can to break down

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200 years

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16
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what re marine life eating that get up the food chain

A

microplastics

17
Q

What did the UK ban in use of cosmetics

A

microbeads

18
Q

how many plastic bottles and plastic cups are brought every miniute

A

1 million

19
Q

How many plastic straws are used in the USA every day

A

500 million

20
Q

Plastic sachetes can be replaced with what

A

seaweed or algae

21
Q

the UK recyces ??? much plastic compared norway witch recycles 97%

A

50%

22
Q

M&S have replaced how many pieces of plastic cutlery with sustainable wood ones.

A

75 million

revision 2023 (2 decks)

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