How Much Do You Know About Plastic And Its Effects On The Environment?

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    Can plastic kill animals?

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About This Quiz

Thank you for participating in this study. We are second year students studying Marketing Management at Dania Academy in Viborg, Denmark. We are doing research for the NGO Plastic Change to raise awareness about plastic pollution. The purpose of the research is to gain insight into people’s knowledge about plastic pollution, in order to get a clear picture of any misconceptions or missing knowledge about plastic and its impact on the environment, at the same time hoping that the participant will also learn something. The Quiz will take approximately 5 minutes of your time. Your data will be treated reliably, and the results will be processed completely anonymously. If you have any questions or comments about the research, please contact us via email: sena0573@student. Eadania. Dk
Thank you again for participating in this study.
Kind regards, 4 Dania students

How Much Do You Know About Plastic And Its Effects On The Environment? - Quiz

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  • 2. 

    Can we find plastic straws and water bottles from Danish households on the beaches in India at the moment?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    Denmark transports its collected plastic from households to Germany ready for recycling. Due to the difficulty of recycling the plastic, some of the plastic that Germany receives from Denmark is exported to countries in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. Here they burn it for fuel or throw it on open landfills

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  • 3. 

    Could animals consider plastic in the nature as food to eat?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    For example, a plastic bag in the ocean is being considered as jellyfish by turtles and wales. This eaten plastic blocks the whole digestive system of animal.

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  • 4. 

    Could plastic in the oceans be a threat for human health?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    The plastic in the oceans is broken into micro-plastic. The animals eating the plastic are actually eating toxic substances, the so-called micro-plastic. Small organisms are at the start of the food chain, so in the end we get the chemical junk on our plates as we eat animals from the sea.

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  • 5. 

    What sector produces the most plastic and the most plastic waste?

    • Construction

    • Packaging

    • Textiles

    Correct Answer
    A. Packaging
    Explanation
    The packaging sector produces twice as much plastic than construction and 3 times more plastic waste

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  • 6. 

    Does plastic fade away in the oceans?

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    Floating plastic in the ocean does not fade away, but it breaks into smaller pieces because of the UV-radiation, sea salt and abrasion. Ultimately, so-called micro-plastics remain.

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  • 7. 

    How many percent of the total produced plastic is actually recycled?

    • ~ 6%

    • ~ 8%

    • ~ 9%

    Correct Answer
    A. ~ 6%
    Explanation
    Nine billion tons of plastic was produced since its invention. Only around 6% of this plastic has been recycled. Even more than 250.000 tons is floating in the oceans.

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  • 8. 

    How many billion single-use plastic bottles do drink companies produce annually?

    • 300 billion

    • 400 billion

    • 500 billion

    Correct Answer
    A. 500 billion
    Explanation
    500 billion per year is almost 200.000 bottles per second.

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  • 9. 

    How many billion tons of plastic has been produced since the 1950s?

    • 4.7 Billion

    • 6.5 Billion

    • 8.3 Billion

    Correct Answer
    A. 8.3 Billion
    Explanation
    This is the weight of roughly a billion elephants or 47 million blue whales.

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  • 10. 

    Where in the world is the biggest source of plastic pollution?

    • Africa

    • West-Europe

    • America

    • Asia

    Correct Answer
    A. Asia
    Explanation
    Countries as China, Indonesia, Vietnam and India are the biggest polluters. The plastic is thrown in rivers. China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam together provide more plastic in the ocean than all other countries combined.

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  • 11. 

    How many seabirds and animals are killed annually due to plastic pollution

    • 50.0 Million

    • 9.5 Million

    • 1.1 Million

    Correct Answer
    A. 1.1 Million
    Explanation
    According to the United Nations, ingestion of plastic kills an estimate of 1 million marine birds and 100,000 marine animals each year. Research from Plymouth University has found that close to 700 species of marine life are facing extinction due to the increase of plastic pollution.

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  • 12. 

    Did you learn something from this quiz?

    • A lot

    • A little

    • Nothing

    Correct Answer
    A. A lot
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "A lot" because the question asks if the quiz taker learned something from the quiz. "A lot" implies that the quiz taker learned a significant amount of information or knowledge from the quiz.

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  • 13. 

    How many plastic bags are being produced worldwide annually?

    • 5 Billion

    • 6 Million

    • 50 Million

    • 6 Billion

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 Billion
    Explanation
    Worldwide 5 billion plastic bags are being produced annually, worldwide. An area twice as big as France!

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