Plastics

Question 1

Example of Single use plastic items

Answer 1

Snack wrappers, juice cartons and plastics bags

Question 2

Banana decomposes

Answer 2

6 weeks

Question 3

Apples decompose

Answer 3

2 months

Question 4

Plastic bag decomposes

Answer 4

20 years+

Question 5

Plastic bottles decompose

Answer 5

450 years

Question 6

iPhone decomposes

Answer 6

1000 years

Question 7

Are there any oceans untouched by plastic pollution?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Plastic confetti

Answer 8

Micro-plastics

Question 9

What are the two ways that plastic kills wildlife?

Answer 9

~entanglement

~poisoning

Question 10

What percentage of waste on beaches in plastic?

Answer 10

73%

Question 11

How much micro plastics does the average person consume every year?

Answer 11

70,000

Question 12

Every minute how many plastic bags are used?

Answer 12

2 million

Question 13

How much plastic do you think is dumped into our oceans every year?

Answer 13

8 million

Question 14

What percentage of sea birds have plastic living inside their guts?

Answer 14

90%

Question 15

What are the countries in the UK in order of how much they recycle?

Answer 15

~Wales
~Northern Ireland
~England
~Scotland

Question 16

List 5 benefits of recycling

Answer 16

~save animals lives
~decreases pollution 
~reduces land fills
~reduces climate change
~creates jobs

Question 17

List 5 cost of recycling

Answer 17

~not all of it can be recycled 
~creates air pollution 
~they aren’t as strong and sustainable
~the jobs are poorly paid
~cost money

Question 18

How many mid ocean gyres are there?

Answer 18

5

Question 19

What is a mid ocean gyre?

Answer 19

eddies, whirlpools, or deep ocean currents