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Chapter 16 Transboundary Pollution In Europe
Test Description: Geography
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the major cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?
A
human error
B
centrifugal force
C
extreme weather
D
brain drain
2) Which of these was the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?
A
nuclear radiation
B
nitrous oxide
C
cyanide
D
sulfur dioxide
3) Which of these is a major cause of acid rain?
A
dumping sewage in river systems
B
dumping sewage in river systems
C
spraying pesticides on crops
D
burning fossil fuels for energy
4) Which one of these is not a direct result of acid rain?
A
weakened trees
B
dying fish
C
spread of disease
D
damage to monuments
5) Power plants and factories in Europe’s “Black Triangle” are doing which of these to reduce acid rain?
A
stopping work on windy days
B
installing smokestack scrubbers
C
building taller smokestacks
D
switching to coal as fuel
6) How did the accidental spill of cyanide at a mine in Romania spread to neighboring countries?
A
Winds blew cyanide to other countries.
B
Storms dropped rain poisoned with cyanide on other countries.
C
Crops poisoned with cyanide were sold in other countries.
D
Rivers carried cyanide to other countries. CORRECT
7) The Tisza-Danube cyanide spill is an example of all of the following except
A
general pollution
B
point-source pollution
C
accidental pollution
D
transboundary pollution
8) Pollution is less of a problem when it spreads.
A
True
B
False
9) The countries of Europe are trying to reduce rain in many ways.
A
False
B
True
10) Everybody lives downstream relates to Chernobyl.
A
True
B
False
11) Uncle Jesse has phenomenal hair.
A
False
B
True
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