The Plastic Pollution Crisis

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According to Zalasiewicz et al (2016), what is the estimated total amount of plastic generated in 2015?

  • 50 billion tons
  • 1 billion tons
  • 5 billion tons (correct)
  • 10 billion tons

What is the current global annual production of plastics per human on the planet according to Zalasiewicz et al (2016)?

  • 4000 kg
  • 400 kg
  • 4 kg
  • 40 kg (correct)

What is the term used to describe plastics as a geological proxy of the Anthropocene epoch?

  • Geofossil
  • Biomimicry
  • Technofossil (correct)
  • Anthropofossil

Where have plastics found their way into in recent decades?

<p>Rivers and oceans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the Earth being wrapped in a layer of cling film or plastic wrap, based on the estimated total amount of plastic generated in 2015?

<p>Cling film layer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines the term 'Anthropocene'?

<p>The age of humans, characterized by human impact on the environment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'anthropo' in 'Anthropocene' mean?

<p>Humankind (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Anthropocene?

<p>Decreased mining activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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