- 1. faced by every country on the planet; can be caused by poor practices in the past by local industries
A) urban areas
B) smokeless zones
C) nuclear power
D) environmental issues
- 2. rain mixed with pollutants in the air
A) ozone
B) natural resources
C) nuclear power
D) acid rain
- 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) smokeless zones
C) urban areas
D) effects of acid rain
- 4. the air is polluted by emissions from factories or from homes burning coal for heat
A) natural resources
B) nuclear power
C) Chernobyl Disaster
D) air pollution
- 5. forms when air pollutants mix and react with sunlight to form smog
A) nuclear power
B) urban areas
C) smokeless zones
D) ozone
- 6. brown coal which is burned emits this gas
A) urban areas
B) acid rain
C) nuclear power
D) sulfur dioxide
- 7. air pollutants from cars and trucks (carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides) and from ozone
A) emissions
B) natural resources
C) acid rain
D) Chernobyl Disaster
- 8. cities and municipalities with population density at least 500 persons per sq. km.
A) natural resources
B) urban areas
C) ozone
D) emissions
- 9. a visible haze of air pollution over cities
A) smog
B) urban areas
C) acid rain
D) Chernobyl Disaster
- 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) Chernobyl Disaster
B) Ozone
C) Smokeless Zone
D) Great Smog of 1952
- 11. Created by the government of the United Kingdom after the Great Smog where only smokeless fuels could be used in London
A) smog
B) nuclear power
C) smokeless zones
D) emissions
- 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) nuclear power
C) natural resources
D) emissions
- 13. generates electricity using the heat produced when atoms split
A) emissions
B) sulfur dioxide
C) air pollution
D) nuclear power
- 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) Natural Resources
B) Chernobyl Disaster
C) Effects of Acid Rain
D) Great Smog of 1952
- 15. contaminated farmland, surface water, and groundwater.
A) natural resources
B) urban areas
C) environmental effects of a nuclear disaster
D) smokeless zones
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