Which describes the climate for most of Germany?

cool winters-mild summers with good rain

What was the effects of Chernobyl?

human health and environmental issues

Any form of precipitation with acidic components

Which was an effect of the Chernobyl explosion?

Cases of cancer have increased in the area.

What has helped people in Italy become successful traders?

location on the Mediterranean Sea

How are we solving our acid rain problem?

Produce energy without burning fossil fuel

What factors have led to the Acid Rain issue in Germany?

Car emissions and coal burning industry

What does acid rain do to soil?

It dissolves key nutrients and leaving toxic aluminum

What are causes of acid rain?

Factories, cars, buses burning fuel

How to reduce the amount of acid rain?

Use cleaner fuels such as natural gas

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Quiz - Environmental Issues, and Climate, natural resources of Europe

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1
Which makes the United Kingdom ideal for international banking?
climate
natural resources
wealthy people
location
2
What causes Acid Rain?
Burning Fossil Fuels
Water Vapor
Gases
Acid Rain
3
Which event was the worst nuclear accident in history?
SL-1 accident (1961
the Chernobyl disaster (1986)
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011)
the Three Mile Island accident (1979)
4
When did Chernobyl happen?
1984
1987
1986
1985
5
Which accounts for most of the jobs in the United Kingdom?
farming
manufacturing
service industry
toursim
6
Which describes the climate for most of Germany?
hot summers -cold winters with little rain
very cold winters-hot dry summers
cool summers and land deep with snow in winter
cool winters-mild summers with good rain
7
Which is a natural resource for Germany?
coal
diamonds
rain forest
gold
8
Which was created after The Great Smog of 1952?
A ban on coal fires
King Edward’s ban on coal fires
An industrial revolution
London’s smokeless zones
9
What city suffered the Great Smog of 1952?
London
Berlin
Rome
Paris
10
What are some of the effects of acid rain?
Plants die.
Statues and buildings can be damaged.
All of the above.
Germany's economy has suffered for they cannot sell timber.
11
Which is the effect of a declining industry?
People have an easy time finding new jobs.
People earn more money at a new job.
Retraining is not needed.
Many people lose their jobs.
12
The burning of what fossil fuel caused the SMOG problem of 1952?
Coal and fossil fuels
wood
garbage
dirty laundry
13
What was the effects of Chernobyl?
environmental issues and clean drinking water
humans did not get sick
human health and cleaner cars
human health and environmental issues
14
What will the reactor core do during a nuclear power plant accident?
Meltdown
Explode
Slow Down
Nothing
15
Acid rain effects the following EXCEPT:
Preserves the rainforest
Poisons aquatic life
Makes people sick
Erodes cars, buildings, etc.
16
Which natural resource is found in both Russia and the United Kingdom?
hydroelectric power
coal
lumber
gold
17
Where did Chernobyl take place?
Germany
Minsk
Ukraine
Poland
18
What is acid rain?
Any form of precipitation with acidic components
A rain with a pH higher than 7
It's not real
Rain with acidic components
19
Chernobly is in Ukraine
True
False
20
What caused Chernobyl?
A nuclear reactor exploding
all of the above
none of the above
A nuclear bomb being dropped
21
Which was an effect of the Chernobyl explosion?
The entire city of Chernobyl was destroyed by the blast.
Cases of cancer have increased in the area.
Ukraine told citizens to leave right after the explosion.
Nothing happened. Just the reactor was damaged.
22
Which is a reason for the decline in manufacturing in the United Kingdom?
trade competition
natural resources are close by
fuels are not as clean
not enough workers
23
What causes acid rain?
Burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity
Manufacturing and other industries
Vehicles and heavy equipment
All of the above
24
What has helped people in Italy become successful traders?
the warm air from the Sahara Desert
the islands of Sicily and Sardinia
location of the Alps
location on the Mediterranean Sea
25
How are we solving our acid rain problem?
Produce energy without burning fossil fuel
Not using solar panels
Burning coal
Driving cars and producing carbon dioxide
26
8) What are some solutions of air pollution?
Use more transportation
Use renewable energy
A and C
Use less transporatation
27
What factors have led to the Acid Rain issue in Germany?
Water power and electricity
Farms and Forests
Car emissions and coal burning industry
Side effects of solar and wind power
28
What does acid rain do to soil?
It gives the soil great nutrients
It disintegrates trees and their leaves
It dissolves key nutrients and leaving toxic aluminum
Makes them grow 10 feet taller
29
Smog is a type of ...
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Radioactive Pollution
Noise Pollution
30
Which environmental issue caused the Great Smog of 1952?
Air Pollution
Global Warming
Nuclear Disaster
Acid Rain
31
Why is it surprising that the U.K. has such a mild climate?
it is so far north
it is close to the equator
it is near Siberia
it is south of Africa
32
When did the accident at Chernobly occur?
1976
1926
1956
1986
33
What are causes of acid rain?
Deforestation
Factories, cars, buses burning fuel
Water pollution
Cutting down trees
34
What is SMOG?
Thick fog + Smoke
Thick fog
Thick smoke
A dragon in the Hobbit
35
How to reduce the amount of acid rain?
Use cleaner fuels such as natural gas
Use coal that contains more sulfur
Burn more fossil fuels
None of the above
36
The source of most acid rain is from
global warming
burning fossil fuels
volcanic activity
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

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