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Question One

There are five points on this map. What do they show?

The deepest points in the ocean

Where plastic and waste often accumulate

The direction of ocean currents

Question Two

Which gyre is the largest?

North Pacific

North Atlantic

Indian Ocean

Question Three

Roughly how many pieces of plastic are there in our oceans?

7 billion

5 trillion

2 trillion

Question Four

What percentage of our plastic waste do we recycle every year?

42%

23%

7%

Question Five

If we don't change the way that we manage our plastic waste, what year might there be more plastic than fish in the ocean?

That will never happen!

2050

2070

Bonus Question for two points

Why should we be concerned about plastic waste?

Plastic takes many years to degrade

It is harmful to wildlife

Plastic may enter our food chain

All of the above

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