Environmental Issues Comprehension Check

What is acid rain?

• smoke and fog

• Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air

• Fog in the air

What causes acid rain?

• Factories

• Power Plants

• Automobiles

• Grocery Stores

Name 3 effects of acid rain in Germany. ( Check all that apply)

• Destroyed the Black Forest

• Contaminated Rivers

• Harmed People

• Contaminated Drinking Water

What solutions has Germany implemented to reduce acid rain?

What is air pollution?

• Smoke and Emissions contain pollutants that are released in the air

• smog

• Emissions from Cars

What are the major causes of air pollution in the United Kingdom? ( Circle all that apply)

• Factories

• Homes

• Automobiles

What is smog?

How is air pollution harmful to people and nature in the United Kingdom? ( Circle all that apply)

• Causes health hazards

• harms vegetation

• decrease crop production

• destroys buildings

What solutions has the UK implemented to reduce air pollution? ( Circle all that apply)

• Create smokeless zones

• using more electricity

• use public transportation

• use more fossil fuel

What happened on April 20, 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine?