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avagymnast421
08.12.2020 • 
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Read this first sentence of a summary of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A huge and potentially harmful patch of plastic
garbage has formed in the Pacific Ocean as the
result of human pollution and ocean currents.
Based on the information in the passage, which
sentence would BEST complete the summary?
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
underwater
geysers, the elegant and breathtaking
100-foot-long blue whale, huge floating
patches of plastic garbage ...
That last example may be awe-inspiring only
because of its sheer size and its potential to
do damage to oceans, marine life, and
people on land. The Great Pacific Garbage
The size of the patch is difficult to determine
because the patch is floating and drifting all the
time.
A plastic bag from California can make its way
thousands of miles to the patch; this problem is
extensive
2 3 4 5 6 7
Attempts to clean up the patch or reduce the use
of plastic are likely to fail; the best solution may be
provention
Fish can bo poisoned if they eat toxins from
discarded plastic, and those toxins accumulate in
their tissues

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