ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS TINY PLASTIC, BIG PROBLEM
Scientists find that tiny pieces of plastic travel great distances,
threatening the ocean ecosystem
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18. As it is used in paragraph 32, what is the meaning of the
word "glom?
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When plastic was invented at the turn of the 20th century, it was praised as a
miraculous new material that could create countless products. Few could have
predicted the impact that plastic would have on our world over the course of a
century
As you read, take notes on the problems that plastic pollution presents and
possible solutions mentioned in the text.
(1) Plastic bottles lying in the gutter. Grocery
bags tangled in branches. Food wrappers
scuttling across the ground on a windy day.
Although such examples of litter easily
come to mind, they only hint at the serious
and growing problem of plastic pollution -
a problem mostly hidden from view.
The problem with plastics is they do not
easily degrade. They may break down, but
only into smaller pieces. The smaller those
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