Environmental Issues in Europe (Quiz)

One natural cause of Germany's acid rain problem is

• People haven't completely stopped driving cars.

• Air currents spread the toxins from other countries in Europe.

• People continue to litter.

• Solar and wind power sources are not being used.

One effect of the acid rain problem in Germany is

• cleaned and restored statues and buildings

• more automobile manufacturing factories have been built

• weakened and diseased trees and plants

• cleaner fossil fuels and water sources

Which is a cause of acid rain?

• coal burning factories

• solar power sources

• farms and forests

• wind turbines blowing poison gases

Which would be a good solution for the acid rain problem even though it might be challenging?

• increasing the use of hydroelectricity, wind and solar power

• opening newer coal burning plants

• getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels

• passing laws to reduce emissions

What is the main contributor to air pollution in the UK today?

• automobile emissions

• nuclear energy

• human health hazards

• coal burning fires

After the Great London Smog,

• fossil fuels were completely banned

• there was a nuclear explosion in London

• King Edward banned fires

• smokeless zones were created

UK's solutions to air pollution include

• laws requiring bicycles instead of cars

• monitoring air quality

• allowing factories to produce what they choose

• making it illegal to use fuels in vehicles

Which action has most helped reduce air pollution?

• people walking instead of driving

• vehicle emissions have been linked to disease like asthma

• acid rain has begun in other countries

• replacing coal with cleaner fuels

What was one effect of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion?

• Nuclear power plants everywhere were closed.

• Drinking water was contaminated.

• People got sick but not animals.

• Air pollution began to improve.

Why were other countries besides Ukraine (USSR) concerned about the nuclear disaster?

• Chernobyl had to shut down, so other plants shut down as well.

• Nuclear power became much more expensive.

• They did not have ways to help the people who evacuated.

• The radioactive material spread to other countries.