Which are true of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

(Select all that apply.)

It is made up of tiny bits of plastic.

It is possibly twice the size of the continental United States.

It is made up mostly of glass and metal from industrial waste.

It is spread out over different regions of the Pacific Ocean.

The correct answers are A) It is made up of tiny bits of plastic and D) It is spread out over different regions of the Pacific Ocean.

The statements that are true of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch are the following: It is made up of tiny bits of plastic and

It is spread out over different regions of the Pacific Ocean.

The largest accumulation of garbage plastic in the ocean should be a major concern to the countries of the world. It is water pollution at its worst and we should be really concerned. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, between California and Hawaii, and is the largest of the five marine plastic collection in the ocean.

It is made up of tiny bits of plastic.

It is spread out over different regions of the Pacific Ocean.