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What steps were taken by the government to make the reactor safe?
a) The reactor was taken apart.
b) The reactor was buried in concrete.
c) The government quit using nuclear power.
d) The reactor was moved to the exclusion zone.

Which solution began to reduce air pollution in the United Kingdom?
a) the ban on coal fires
b) acid rain in Western Europe
c) the development of cleaner coal
d) the link between asthma and vehicle exhaust

Which was created after the Great Smog of 1952?
a) the ban on coal fires
b) an industrial revolution
c) London’s smokeless zones
d) King Edward’s ban on coal fires

What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom today?
a) London smog
b) factory smoke
c) use of fossil fuels
d) automobile exhaust emissions

Which solution to Germany’s acid rain problem would be the most challenging?
a) reducing automobile emissions
b) increasing the use of wind and solar power
c) getting other countries to stop using fossil fuels
d) changing from coal-burning power plants to water-powered ones

Which situation is an effect of acid rain?
a) cleaner rivers
b) diseased forests
c) buildings and statues that look new
d) increased automobile manufacturing

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 and wind turbines blowing the poison gases

How does nature play a role in Germany’s acid rain problem?
a) The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain.
b) Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries’ factories to Germany.
c) The rivers of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity
d) Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by the chemicals in the acid rain.

Which was an effect of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?
a) People and animals did not get sick.
b) Drinking water was unsafe for months.
c) Forests got healthier than they had been.
d) All the nuclear power plants in the world were closed.

Why were other countries concerned about the disaster?
a) Chernobyl was immediately closed.
b) The cost of nuclear power increased.
c) Radioactive material fell on other countries.
d) They did not have room for the sick people in their hospitals.

Which problem is associated with the debate about nuclear power?
a) acid rain
b) deforestation
c) disposing of nuclear waste
d) having enough oil to run nuclear power plants

Which country experienced the Great Smog of 1952 that is believed to have caused over 12,000 deaths.
a) United Kingdom
b) Germany
c) Ukraine
d) France

Acid rain is an environmental issue for which country?
a) Russia
b) Ukraine
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany

The nuclear disaster in Chernobyl is located in which country?
a) Ukraine
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) France

Which is one of the United Kingdom’s solutions to the air pollution problem?
a) monitoring air quality
b) restricting driving miles
c) allowing factories to pollute without monitoring
d) keeping drivers from using gasoline in their cars

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