European Environmental Issues- SS6G8

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What causes air pollution?

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Factories, homes, & cars burning fossil fuels.

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of air pollution? Acid rain, illnesses such as bronchitis, asthma, and lung & heart disease, Decrease in crop production

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Corrodes buildings & statues

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What is the cause of acid rain?

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Air pollution entering the rain cycle

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Which of the following is an effect of acid rain in Germany?

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Acid rain has destroyed half of the Black Forest in Germany.

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What was the cause of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl?

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The nuclear power plant exploded & released toxic radioactive waste into the air.

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Which of the following was an effect of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster? Forests located near the power plant were able to grow & flourish., Many people and animals became sick and died., Hundreds of nuclear power plants opened in many areas of the world., People living near Chernobyl noticed a decline in cases of cancer.

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Many people and animals became sick and died.

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Governments requiring stricter emissions tests on cars helps with which environmental issue? Options: air pollution, acid rain, nuclear disasters, both a & b, all of the above

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both a & b

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_______ eats away at buildings and statues.

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acid rain

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Many environmental problems in Europe have come about because of poor practices in the past by local _______.

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industries

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What common fossil fuel pollutes the air when it is burned?

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coal