- 1. faced by every country on the planet; can be caused by poor practices in the past by local industries
A) nuclear power
B) environmental issues
C) urban areas
D) smokeless zones
- 2. rain mixed with pollutants in the air
A) nuclear power
B) natural resources
C) ozone
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) urban areas
B) emissions
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) air pollution
B) nuclear power
C) Chernobyl Disaster
D) natural resources
- 5. forms when air pollutants mix and react with sunlight to form smog
A) nuclear power
B) smokeless zones
C) ozone
D) urban areas
- 6. brown coal which is burned emits this gas
A) nuclear power
B) acid rain
C) sulfur dioxide
D) urban areas
- 7. air pollutants from cars and trucks (carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides) and from ozone
A) Chernobyl Disaster
B) emissions
C) natural resources
D) acid rain
- 8. cities and municipalities with population density at least 500 persons per sq. km.
A) emissions
B) natural resources
C) ozone
D) urban areas
- 9. a visible haze of air pollution over cities
A) acid rain
B) Chernobyl Disaster
C) urban areas
D) smog
- 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) Ozone
C) Chernobyl Disaster
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) nuclear power
D) smog
- 12. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
A) natural resources
B) nuclear power
C) urban areas
D) emissions
- 13. generates electricity using the heat produced when atoms split
A) nuclear power
B) sulfur dioxide
C) emissions
D) air pollution
- 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) Great Smog of 1952
C) Chernobyl Disaster
D) Effects of Acid Rain
- 15. contaminated farmland, surface water, and groundwater.
A) environmental effects of a nuclear disaster
B) natural resources
C) urban areas
D) smokeless zones
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