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Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________________________ Pd:__________“Plastic Ocean” Video Questions: While watching the video, answer the following questions.The world produces more than _____________ million tons of __________________ every year.How many plastic bags are produced each year? ______________________________What is good & bad about plastic? ____________________________________________Garbage thrown away in the United States can end up where? _______________________________Lord Howe Island is a site for migratory sea birds. They migrate how many miles? _________________What is causing these birds to die? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How many pieces of plastic came out of one bird? _______________________How old was the chick that had 276 pieces of plastic in it? ____________________________________The ocean is in deep trouble. How much plastic will be in the ocean by 2050? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________What should we use in place of single-use plastic grocery bags? ________________________________Reflection: Write a 3-4 sentence paragraph describing your reaction to the video. Discuss some of the impacts that plastic has on our environment, especially our marine life. Do you think this is an issue that society should be concerned about? What do you think should be done to solve this problem?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Think about who is in your family and how plastic is being used at home. Can you help? List at least 1 action you can do at home to help reduce the amount of plastic being used. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Interpreting Graphs36061654699000Graph 1: Based on the graph, answer the following questions1. What trend do you see with US energy use since 1949? ____________________________________2. In what year did we use the most energy? __________________________3. How much energy did we use in 1976? __________________________________________4. What is the total increase in energy from 1967 to 2003? __________________-1397006477000Graph 2: Based on the graph above, answer the following questions1. What trend do you notice with each energy source since 1776? _______________________________2. How much petroleum was used in 1776 __________ 1950 ___________ 2000 ______________3. How much hydroelectric was used in 1776 __________ 1950 ___________ 2000 ______________4. Which four energy resources are consumed the most in the United States today? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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