Europe Environmental Issues

In which country is acid rain an environmental issue?

• Italy

• United Kingdom

• Russia

• Germany

The United Kingdom is creating government regulations to help reduce what environmental problem?

• Air Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Nuclear Waste

• Erosion

What situation is an effect of acid rain?

• Cleaner rivers

• Destroyed forests

• Buildings & statues that look new

• Increased automobile manufacturing

Which is one effect of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine?

• People & animals did not get sick

• Drinking water was unsafe for a long time

• Forests grew healthier

• All the nuclear power plants in the world were closed

What countries were severely affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster?

• Ukraine & Belarus

• France & Italy

• Spain & Portugal

• Eastern Russia & Poland

One of the sources of acid rain in Germany is from

• Nuclear waste from the Chernobyl disaster

• Air pollution blowing into Germany from other countries like France and the UK

• Batteries being dumped in Germany's lakes and rivers

All of the following are causes of air pollution and acid rain EXCEPT

• Burning fossil fuels like coal

• Manufacturing/Factories

• Vehicle emissions into the air

• Solar, wind and water power

____ and _____ mix in the air to cause acid rain

• Pollutants & Rain

• Fossil Fuels & Hydrogen

• Pollutants & Chemicals

Many European countries are asking citizens to drive less and use public transportation to limit the impact of pollution on the environment

• True

• False

All of the following are ways to help stop pollution EXCEPT

• Smokestack filters and cleaner fuels

• Use new types of energy like solar, wind and water power

• Continue to burn fossil fuels like coal

• Encase the Chernobyl reactor in concrete