The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH

On the surface

1. What is another name for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The other name for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the 'Pacific Trash Vortex'. 

2. How long does it take for debris from the east cost of Asia to reach the Great Pacific Garbage Patch gyre? It takes a year or less for debris from the east cost of Asia to reach the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

3. Why is it impossible to detect the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It is impossible to detect the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch because it consists of very small pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye, and most surface of its contents are suspended beneath the surface of the ocean.

4. Where is a similar patch of floating plastic debris found? A similar patch of floating plastic debris is found in the Atlantic Ocean.

5. Name the two marine animals this passage specifically mentions as being affected by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The two marine animals this passage specifically mentions as being affected by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was 'Laysan' and 'Albatrosses'.

6. How much plastic debris washes up on Midway Atoll every year? There are 20 tonnes of plastic debris washes up on Midway Atoll every year.

Hidden depths

1. Find a map of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.