Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans

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Vocabulary and Concepts (before watching the video) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is an Ocean Gyre? Oceanic gyres are circular ocean currents created by high pressures-systems. WARM WATER FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE COOL WATER FROM THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Where is the North Pacific Gyre? ,[object Object],North Pacific Gyre

Gyres of the World Below are the 9 major oceanic gyres on our planet

What is the big deal? ,[object Object],Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation – holding up a sample of ocean water from the gyre.

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What is Plankton? ,[object Object]

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Plastic (Polymer) ,[object Object],Polymer Chain “ Nurdles” pre-production plastic pellets Plastic Pellets are then heated and other chemicals are added to the polymer chain Example of plastic products

What is a Watershed? ,[object Object]

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What is an ocean gyre? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1

Where is the North Pacific Gyre? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2

Why are plankton important? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3

What is the ratio of plastic debris to plankton in the North Pacific Gyre? ( meaning how many pounds of plastic debris where found compared to pounds of naturally occuring plankton ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],4

Does every piece of plastic ever produced still exist in some form? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5

How does plastic get into our oceans? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],6

How does plastic in our oceans create problems? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],7

What can you do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],8

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Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans

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