Rott Fill in the blank plastics in the ocean 7th grade science q2 week 2

1. Plastics in the Ocean, fill in the blanks using the word bank, use process of elimination if you need to. Word Bank poisonous reduce starve Haiti plastic oil reuse Spain fish recycle refuse Germany 1000 worse 2000 ⅓ 80, 000 1950’s plastic 300 CO2 620 France 2021 marine life 12 Rwanda Plastic was invented in the _______________. Its use has continued to expand dramatically. In fact, global plastic production has increased _______________ % since 1975. Every year the world produces _______________ million tons of plastic. A small car weighs one ton! Plastic is made from _______________. From extraction to disposal the life cycle of plastic is very costly to people and the environment. Consequently, it is important to practice the 4 r’s _______________, _______________,_______________and _______________. This is particularly important when it comes to plastic because it will take a plastic bottle over _______________ years to decompose if ever. The entire life cycle of plastic is _______________. On of the easiest types of plastic to avoid is single use plastic bottles. Some reasons to avoid using single use water bottles particularly are that; bottled water costs _______________ times more than tap water. In fact _______________ of all bottled water comes from the tap. Why pay more for a product that drains your wallet and the environment. By 2050 is it estimated that there will be as much _______________ as _______________ in the ocean When animals eat _______________ it makes them feel full, but they can actually _______________ to death. The amount of plastic found inside the birds stomach is equivalent to you or I having _______________ pizzas worth of plastic. Not only does this harm _______________ but it chokes the oceans ability to absorb _______________ which makes global climate change _______________. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is bigger than _______________, _______________ and _______________ combined. It is estimate that there are _______________tons of floating plastic in the GPGP (Interesting fact is that a small car weighs 1 ton.) Some countries are making laws around plastic. In _______________ plastic bags are banned. In _______________ people trade plastic recycling for money or cell phone charging. In Canada, there are plans to end single use plastic by _______________.