Environmental Issues

Which environmental issue is being described: "Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air"

• Acid Rain

• Air Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Nuclear Disaster

Which of these is the MOST LIKELY contributor to "acid rain"?

• Cars that run on gasoline

• Cattle Ranchers

• Pollution from Nuclear Waste

• Power Plants the Burn Coal

Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain in Germany?

• destruction of the Black Forest

• damage to statues and buildings

• contaminated drinking water

• radiation released into the air

What is the BEST explanation as to why levels of radioactivity increased in areas so far from Chernobyl?

• migrating birds

• wind currents

• food supply

• international travelers

Which environmental issue is being described: "Smoke and emissions contain pollutants that are released into the air"

• Acid Rain

• Air Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Nuclear Disaster

Coal-burning factories and increased automobile usage has caused the GREATEST increase in which of these?

• Water Pollution

• Soil Depletion

• Deforestation

• Air Pollution

Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for which country?

• Russia

• Ukraine

• Germany

• United Kingdom

What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom?

• automobile exhaust & emissions

• smog

• smokeless zones

• nuclear reactor explosion

Germany's increase in industrial production in the late-20th century had what unintended result?

• imperialism in Africa

• environmental pollution

• emigration to the U.S.

• the end of communism

Which was NOT a cause of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

• exhaust from automobile emissions

• failure to follow safety procedures

• human error during a power outage test

• design flaws in the reactor