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Environmental Issue Of Selected European Countries. 6th Grade Georgia Standards. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which of the following is NOT a government reaction to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine?
a) The government immediately put out a warning to its citizens.
b) The government established an evacuation zone of 18 miles.
c) The government told no one for 36 hours.
d) The disaster occurred in 1986, but the government didn't close the plant until 2000.

When coal and petroleum are burned in automobiles, electric power plants, and factories, it releases harmful gases into the air which combine with oxygen and water and becomes what environmental hazard found in Germany?
a) nuclear disaster
b) oil pollution
c) acid rain
d) radiation poisoning

What do you call a fog made heavier and thicker by the action of sunlight on polluted air?
a) smog
b) haze
c) smoke
d) cumulonimbus

Which of the following are effects of the nuclear explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine?
a) Explosion released large amounts of deadly radioactive nuclear material into the atmosphere.
b) The wind carried dangerous fallout to Belarus, Russia, Poland and other countries.
c) There's a high level of health problems like cancers (especially thyroid cancer and tumors), and birth defects .
d) all of the above

Which of the following is NOT an effect of air pollution?
a) harms vegetation.
b) major decrease in crop production.
c) Makes the sky clear and blue.
d) major cause of diseases such as asthma, lung disease, stroke, and heart disease/ can cause premature death

Which of the following are effects of acid rain?
a) Rivers and lakes can become more acidic which kills wildlife (fish other animals) .
b) It's a health hazard for animals people because it contaminates drinking water.
c) Nitrogen sulfur eat away at landmarks, buildings, and artwork.
d) all of the above

Germany has what environmental problem that has killed half of the Black Forest?
a) Oil pollution
b) smog
c) acid rain
d) water pollution

What European country experienced a nuclear explosion in the 1980s?
a) Moldova
b) U.K.
c) Ukraine
d) Slovenia

What is the main environmental problem in the U.K?
a) acid rain
b) water pollution
c) oil pollution
d) air pollution

What are the main causes of air pollution?
a) factory and vehicle emissions
b) forest fires and nuclear explosions
c) subways and scooters
d) cars and rickshaws

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