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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is best described as _______. a a floating island of garbage in the Pacific ocean the size of Texas b a garbage patch formed of clusters of plastic debris c a patch of densely polluted water the size of Texas in the Pacific ocean d the result of oceangoing ship pollution

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to provide a perspective of the square mileage of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with a recognizable area of comparable size

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Is the correct answer. I go it wrong because everyone put to enable a clear understanding of the expansive size of Texas by using the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a model and that is the wrong answer.

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I would say A, but I thought the garbage patch was 2x the size of Texas. Either way A seems reasonable

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