Chapter 16 Transboundary Pollution In Europe Question Preview (ID: 35385)
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What was the major cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?
a) brain drain
b) extreme weather
c) centrifugal force
d) human error
Which of these was the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?
a) nuclear radiation
b) cyanide
c) nitrous oxide
d) sulfur dioxide
Which of these is a major cause of acid rain?
a) spraying pesticides on crops
b) dumping sewage in river systems
c) dumping sewage in river systems
d) burning fossil fuels for energy
Which one of these is not a direct result of acid rain?
a) damage to monuments
b) dying fish
c) spread of disease
d) weakened trees
Power plants and factories in Europe’s “Black Triangle” are doing which of these to reduce acid rain?
a) installing smokestack scrubbers
b) stopping work on windy days
c) building taller smokestacks
d) switching to coal as fuel
How did the accidental spill of cyanide at a mine in Romania spread to neighboring countries?
a) Winds blew cyanide to other countries.
b) Rivers carried cyanide to other countries. CORRECT
c) Crops poisoned with cyanide were sold in other countries.
d) Storms dropped rain poisoned with cyanide on other countries.
The Tisza-Danube cyanide spill is an example of all of the following except
a) general pollution
b) accidental pollution
c) point-source pollution
d) transboundary pollution
Pollution is less of a problem when it spreads.
a) True
b) False
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d)
The countries of Europe are trying to reduce rain in many ways.
a) True
b) False
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d)
Everybody lives downstream relates to Chernobyl.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Uncle Jesse has phenomenal hair.
a) True
b) False
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