April 2019 - The English Times April Newspaper | Page 13

VITÓRIA AIKO
By 2050 there will more plastic in the sea than fish. Take this quiz to find out about how much you
know about plastic waste and how you can help.
1.) How many plastic bottles were sold in the
US in 2014? 5.) What happens to the plastic once it's
dumped in the ocean?
a.) 94.2 billion a.) It takes about a decade to disintegrate and
b.) 100.7 billion become part of the marine ecosystem.
c.) 111.8 billion b.) It is eaten by huge animals such as whales and
d.) 120.4 billion sharks since it doesn't decompose.
c.) It breaks down into smaller pieces ,which most
2.) What is plastic made out of? of the time are eaten by fish or zooplankton.
a.) Oil and synthetic polymers  d.) It goes to the bottom of the sea, killing mainly
b.) Fibers and ionic bondings corals and abyssal species.
c.) Petroleum, Carbon and Iodine
d.) Diesel and condensed metals
3.) How many plastic bottles are used every
second?
6.) How many pieces of plastic were found in a
90-day old seabird chick?
a.) 134 pieces (8% of the bird's mass).
b.) 188 pieces (10% of the bird's mass).
a.) 1,500 c.) 237 pieces (13% of the bird's mass).
b.) 2,850 d.) 276 pieces (15% of the bird's mass).
c.) 3,400
d.) 4,000
4.) What’s the average lifetime of a plastic
bottle?
7.) How many marine species have been
affected by plastic in the oceans?
a.) 240
b.) 560
a.) 6 minutes c.) 700
b.) 9 minutes d.) 890
c.) 12 minutes
c.) 15 minutes
8.) What are the alternatives to reduce your
plastic footprint?
a.) Recycling
b.) Pyrolysis
c.) Bioplastic
d.) All of the above
Answers
1.) B  2.) A  3.) D  4.) C  5.) C  6.) D  7.) C  8.) D
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION?