SS6G8 Environmental Issues in Europe

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This photograph shows an environmental issue in Germany's Black Forest. What would be the MOST likely cause of the issue seen here?

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acid rain

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On April 26, 1986, there was a major disaster in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl. What kind of disaster was it?

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a nuclear accident

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Which of these is the MOST LIKELY contributor to "acid rain"?
cars that run on gasoline,
ranches that raise cattle,
erosion from deforestation,
power plants that burn coal

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power plants that burn coal

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In 1952, a smog outbreak blanketed the capital city of England, killing as many as 12,000 people. Fog combined with many smoke from many sources to produce this disaster. Which of these was the LEAST contributor to the smoke that caused the smog? car exhaust, home chimneys, factory smokestacks

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subway trains

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What is the name of the area represented in red that was the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986?

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Ukraine

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Nuclear Fallout from Chernobyl

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Contaminated both groundwater, surface water, and soil

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Which solution to Germany's acid rain problem would be the most difficult? Options: reducing automobile emissions, increasing the use of wind and solar power, getting other countries to stop using fossil fuels, changing from coal burning power plants to cleaner coals

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getting other countries to stop using fossil fuels

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Which solution did NOT reduce air pollution in the United Kingdom? Tighter vehicle and factory standards, acid rain in the western hemisphere, the development of cleaner coal, encouraging people to use public transportation

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acid rain in the western hemisphere