Acid Rain in Germany

What is the purpose of factories building taller smokestacks?

• to use cleaner fuels

• to see who can make the tallest smokestack

• to scrub the smoke before it enters the air

• so the government can see who is polluting the air with the taller smokestacks.

What is the major source of acid rain?

• factories - burning fossil fuels like natural gas, coal, & oil

• factories - burning propane gas

• factories - burning nuclear power

Acid rain has destroyed nearly half of German's Black Forest! How has this harmed Germany's economy?

• it's major natural resource is timber

• it's major natural resource is water

• it's major natural resource is gold

• it's major natural resource is soil

Some of the toxic smoke responsible for the acid rain originates in other countries.

• True

• False

What is acid rain?

• burning of fossil fuels

• rain that burns your skin

• rain that contains pollutants and is harmful to the environment

What is one thing that Germany is doing to solving the problem of acid rain?

• Charge people money if they are caught polluting the air.

• Not let people drive their cars on the weekend

• develop new types of energy: such a wind turbines and hydroelectric power (water power).

• Shut down pollution causing factories

In what way does acid rain pose a threat to the German economy?

• Germany must pay to repair damaged bridges and roads.

• Acid rain damages the resources on which the timber industry relies.

• Germany must pay for health care due to the health issues caused by acid rain.

• Acid rain significantly damages the tools on which the mining industry relies.

In the twenty-first century, what has the German government attempted to do as a response to acid rain?

• decrease the country's use of fossil fuels

• reduce automobile ownership in the country

• shift economic activity from manufacturing to agriculture

• encourage corporations to build factories in other counties

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

• damaged leaves of plants and trees

• erodes Germany's landmarks and statues

• harms fish and organisms living in the water

• soil erosion

Which of the following is not a cause of the acid rain in Germany?

• factories burning fossil fuels

• hydopower plants

• emission from automobiles

• toxic smoke from other countries