Chapter 21 & ppt CLOZE Notes

_{What country did we discuss having a big problem with air pollution?}

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• Ukraine

• Russia

_{What country did we discuss having a big problem with acid rain?}

• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Ukraine
• Russia

What country did we discuss having a big problem with the nuclear incident at Chernobyl?

• Germany 
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• Russia

All of the following are causes of air pollution and acid rain except for

• burning fossil fuels like coal
• vehicle emissions into the air
• manufacturing
• solar, wind and water power

______________ is carried by the air currents and causes acid rain in Germany. 

• Air pollution
• Acid Rain
• Chernobyl
• Smokeless Zones

Which are causes of acid rain?

• coal burning factories

• solar power sources

• farms and forests

• wind turbines blowing poison gases

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

• automobile emissions

• nuclear energy

• human health hazards

• coal burning fires

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.

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

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.