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Environmental Issues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main causes of acid rain?

a)

farms and forests

b)

water power and electricity

c)

Coal burning factories and automobile emissions

d)

solar power, wind turbines

2.

An effect of acid rain is which of the following?

a)

cleaner rivers

b)

diseased forests

c)

buildings and statues that look new

d)

increased automobile manufacturing

3.

What environmental issue is referred to in the map below?

a)

Acid Rain in Germany

b)

Air pollution in the UK

c)

Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl

d)

Deforestation in Russia

4.

What caused the Chernobyl incident to occur?

a)
air pollution
b)
acid rain
c)

faulty reactor and error by workers

d)
it was a natural disaster
5.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of acid rain and air pollution?

a)

burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

b)

producing goods in coal-powered factories

c)

vehicle emissions into the air

d)

solar, wind and water power

6.

What is the primary (main) environmental issue in Germany?

a)

Smog

b)

Acid rain

c)

Nuclear disaster

d)

Zombie outbreak

7.

What is the primary (main) environmental issue in the U.K.?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Air pollution

c)

Nuclear disaster

d)

Water pollution

8.

What made the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl occur?

a)

A power surge chilled the water too quickly

b)

A squirrel chewed a power wire

c)

An employee spilled a slushie on the power panel

d)

Nuclear reactor 4 exploded

9.

Which of the following would be a solution to air pollution?

a)

Using renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower) instead of coal

b)

Increasing factory production in the UK

c)

Increasing individual automobile use in the UK

d)

The use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

10.

Which of the following was a solution to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster?

a)

Using solar, wind, and hydropower

b)

Encouraging biking and walking

c)

Creating an Exclusion Zone

d)

Investing money in public transportation