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It can get washed back ashore onto the beach, or it can be carried by currents to countries far away, where it lands on their beaches, or it can be caught in the center of a circular current and sit out in the ocean for years and years until either somebody picks it up or it breaks down.(It would be an understatement to call the breakdown time of plastic a long time)
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What is the plastic sea?
A report by Greenpeace concerning the amount of plastic floating in the Pacific. From a report, August 2009
What happens when hurricanes go out to sea?
Hurricanes start out at sea to begin with. However, sometimes a hurricane will hit land, though it usually does not stay a hurricane for long if that happens, and then go back out to sea. When that happens the storm may restrengthen, though that doesn't always happen.
What happens if a sea arch collapses?
A Headland is formed
Why is there a need to reduce the use of and recycle plastics?
Plastic is made from oil, and oil will eventually run out.Recycling plastic is much more energy efficient than making it from scratch, so we save energy when we recycle.Saving energy slows down the rate of global warming, because most electricity is made by burning fossil fuels.If we don't recycle plastic it is thrown away, not always safely. Plastic waste is clogging our oceans and killing sea birds and animals.Plastics can be made from vegetable oil. This means they are usually biodegradable.
Crossing over always happens during what?
A sea voyage.
What people don't throw in the sea?
Nothing is allowed to be thrown into the sea. Pollution is illegal. Exceptions made for clean water and some biodegradable substances. Plastic is a 'no no'.
How long do leather back sea turtles get?
They get like a few years because they can't live for long cause in the water plastic gets thrown in and the turtles eat it.
Why should you pay for carrier bags in supermarkets?
Getting people to pay for carrier bags (which are usually made of lightweight plastic) is one of the ways being used to encourage people to bring their own bags and re-use them. Billions of plastic bags are thrown away every year. They take years to break down in landfill. They get washed out to sea where they kill sea creatures like turtles, which eat them thinking they are jellyfish.
What is a burial at sea?
It is when the casket is thrown into the ocean.
How did Saint Clement die?
Tradition says that Pope Saint Clement I was martyred by being tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea.
What saint is depicted standing on an anchor?
Saint Clement is often depicted standing on an anchor as he was martyred by being tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea.
Can floral wreaths be thrown out to sea for burial?
Yes.
What was Aphrodite's family position?
Aphrodite was adopted into the Olympian family. She had risen nude from the sea within a giant clam. Some say she was born from the severed loins of Ouranus upon being thrown into the sea.
What is the sea level of Barcelona?
As often happens with coastal cities, Barcelona is at sea level.
What is a tiger shark nicknamed?
for being the waste baskets of the sea they will eat anything
A stone is thrown upward at 27 m/s from a cliff that is 125m relative to the sea?
A stone is thrown upward at 27 m/s from a cliff that is 125m relative to the sea? How long will it take to hit the water
How much litter gets thrown away in the sea?
20 million pounds.
