- 1. faced by every country on the planet; can be caused by poor practices in the past by local industries
A) smokeless zones
B) nuclear power
C) environmental issues
D) urban areas
- 2. rain mixed with pollutants in the air
A) ozone
B) acid rain
C) nuclear power
D) natural resources
- 3. one-half of Germany’s trees have been damaged or killed, rivers and lakes are polluted; killing fish and plants, building and roadways damaged
A) emissions
B) urban areas
C) smokeless zones
D) effects of acid rain
- 4. the air is polluted by emissions from factories or from homes burning coal for heat
A) nuclear power
B) natural resources
C) Chernobyl Disaster
D) air pollution
- 5. forms when air pollutants mix and react with sunlight to form smog
A) ozone
B) urban areas
C) nuclear power
D) smokeless zones
- 6. brown coal which is burned emits this gas
A) nuclear power
B) urban areas
C) sulfur dioxide
D) acid rain
- 7. air pollutants from cars and trucks (carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides) and from ozone
A) acid rain
B) natural resources
C) emissions
D) Chernobyl Disaster
- 8. cities and municipalities with population density at least 500 persons per sq. km.
A) emissions
B) ozone
C) urban areas
D) natural resources
- 9. a visible haze of air pollution over cities
A) smog
B) Chernobyl Disaster
C) acid rain
D) urban areas
- 10. In London, the smog was so dense for four days. The people could not see what was in front of them. Transportation slowed, crime increased, and thousands of people died from the pollution
A) Great Smog of 1952
B) Chernobyl Disaster
C) Ozone
D) Smokeless Zone
- 11. Created by the government of the United Kingdom after the Great Smog where only smokeless fuels could be used in London
A) smokeless zones
B) emissions
C) smog
D) nuclear power
- 12. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
A) urban areas
B) emissions
C) natural resources
D) nuclear power
- 13. generates electricity using the heat produced when atoms split
A) nuclear power
B) air pollution
C) emissions
D) sulfur dioxide
- 14. In Ukraine a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station. Tons of radioactive material surrounded the plant, poisoning the land and water. It is the worst nuclear accident in history and thousands were and continue to be impacted by the disaster.
A) Great Smog of 1952
B) Chernobyl Disaster
C) Natural Resources
D) Effects of Acid Rain
- 15. contaminated farmland, surface water, and groundwater.
A) urban areas
B) environmental effects of a nuclear disaster
C) smokeless zones
D) natural resources
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