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Environmental Issues of Europe

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what country was Acid Rain in Europe a major problem?
a)
London(UK)
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Ukraine
2.
What country had a major issue with Smog or air pollution?
a)
Mexico
b)
London (UK)
c)
Wales
d)
Ukraine
Venezuela
3.
The country below had had a Nuclear Plant contamination issue.
a)
Cuba
b)
Ukraine
c)
Mexico
d)
Germany
4.
How are acid rain, air pollution, and nuclear disasters all similar?
a)
The effects of all three are contained within one country
b)
All happened due to one time human error
c)
They all happened in the same country
d)
Pollution spreads into many other countries
5.
Germany's acid rain was impacted by this European country
a)
Russia
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
6.
What is the environmental issue that the Black Forest is facing?
a)
radioactive contamination of waterways
b)
acid rain due to nuclear fallout
c)
acid rain due air pollution from industries and high population density
d)
deforestation due to logging and building of highways
7.
Which of the following is NOT a long term effect of nuclear explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine?
a)
Acid rain problems in Germany which is destroying the Black Forest.
b)
Very low population density due to mass evacuation when explosion happened.
c)
People in Ukraine still suffering from health problems due to radiation exposure.
d)
Due to radiation contamination, land is still not usable for agriculture.
8.
This is a mixture of smoke and fog.
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Dew
c)
Radiation
d)
Smog
9.
In which country did a Russian nuclear power plant explode which released 9 tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
10.
Harmful chemicals from ________ and ________  have caused acid rain to damage the Black Forrest in Germany.
a)
factories/animals
b)
cars/factories
c)
humans/the sun
d)
factories/ships
11.
This form of pollution kills trees, damages buildings or statues, and takes minerals out of the soil.
a)
Smog
b)
Nuclear Radiation
c)
Acid Rain
d)
Deforrestation
12.
Germany’s sulfur deposits, increased industrialization, and east-blowing winds all contribute to which environmental problem?
a)
nuclear disasters
b)
melting glaciers
c)
flash floods
d)
acid rain
13.
In what country was Acid Rain in Europe a major problem?
a)
London(UK)
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Ukraine
14.
What is the environmental issue that the Black Forest is facing?
a)
radioactive contamination of waterways
b)
acid rain due to nuclear fallout
c)
acid rain due air pollution from industries and high population density
d)
deforestation due to logging and building of highways
15.

Which are causes of acid rain?

a)

coal burning factories

b)

solar power sources

c)

farms and forests

d)

wind turbines blowing poison gases

16.

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

a)

automobile emissions

b)

nuclear energy

c)

human health hazards

d)

coal burning fires

17.
All of the following are causes of air pollution and acid rain except for
a)
burning fossil fuels like coal
b)
vehicle emissions into the air
c)
manufacturing
d)
solar, wind and water power
18.

How has the government been attempting to keep citizens safe from air pollution in the UK?

a)

by creating classes to educate business owners about air pollution

b)

by creating and enforcing laws to regulate the gases

c)

by banning ALL fossil fuel burning

d)

by banning coal fires

19.
How is the UK's government solving the air pollution problem?
a)
sell more cars
b)
regulate emissions from cars
c)
put laws in place to prevent flooding
d)
help prevent erosion
20.
What are the main causes of air pollution in the UK?
a)
too many wildfires
b)
London smog
c)
nuclear reactor explosion
d)
automobile exhaust and emissions and the use of fossil fuels
21.

Which illnesses are linked to poor air quality?

a)

asthma

b)

congestive heart disease

c)

acid reflux

d)

pneumonia

e)

influenza

22.

Acid rain occurs when moisture mixes with ____________ in the atmosphere.

a)

ozone

b)

coal

c)

sulfur dioxide

d)

oil

23.

What environmental concern damages statues and buildings?

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Oil Spills

24.

Health problems such as irritated lungs, difficulty breathing, and shortened life spans are effects of...

a)

Air Pollution in the United Kingdom

b)

over mining of the Alps

c)

destruction of the Coral Sea

25.

Increased government involvement and reduction of factory/vehicle emissions are solutions to...

a)

air pollution only

b)

acid rain only

c)

both air pollution and acid rain

26.
What are the main causes of acid rain?
a)
farms and forestsso
b)
water power and electricity
c)
coal burning factories and automobile emissions
d)
solar power and wind turbinesblowing the poison gases
27.
Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest in which country?
a)
Ukraine
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Germany
d)
Russia

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