"Great Pacific Garbage Patch" by Nsikan Akpan Why it matters: “We provide a better understanding on the distribution of plastics — on what they are, what size and how often we can find them,” Lebreton said. “That can help engineers to design solutions to collect the plastic.” Not only can conservationists use this data to design the right nets for cleaning the patch, but these numbers create a baseline for tracking the progress of the cleanup. For instance, by comparing their data to prior studies, they learned the concentration of microplastics has rapidly grown — tripling in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since the 1970s. This summer, The Ocean Cleanup foundation will lead an expedition to remove this plastic from the sea. They hope to clean up 50 percent of the patch within the next five years. The project will cost about $370 million, which they plan to finance by selling corporate sponsorships for the cleanup vessels. 1 of 2 Question Use the excerpt from the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought” article to answer the question. Which matter is left uncertain by the excerpt? (1 point) Responses whether the cleanup expedition will raise sufficient funds whether the cleanup expedition will raise sufficient funds whether additional garbage patches will be discovered whether additional garbage patches will be discovered how the microplastics will be removed from the ocean how the microplastics will be removed from the ocean how the garbage patch has grown and changed over time
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