The North Pacific Garbage Patch is composed of ____.

A. piles of trash on the seafloor
B. thick mats of solid waste that block out sunlight
C. decaying organic matter following algal blooms
D. raw sewage from coastal cities
E. small particles of plastic and other solid wastes floating on or just below the ocean's surface


Answer: E

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