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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the major cause of the power plant explosion at Chernobyl?brain drainhuman errorextreme weathercentrifugal force
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was the main pollutant released by the Chernobyl power plant explosion?cyanidenitrogen oxidenuclear radiation. sulfur dioxide
- 3. Multiple Choice
The map below best illustrates which of the following problems?water pollutiontransboundary pollutiontoxic-chemical pollutiongeneral pollution - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a major cause of acid rain?spraying pesticides on crops. burning fossil fuels for energydumping sewage in river systemsusing uranium to generate electricity
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of these is not a direct result of acid rain?damage to monuments. dying fishspread of diseaseweakened trees
- 6. Multiple ChoicePower plants and factories in Europe’s “Black Triangle” are doing which of these to reduce acid rain?switching to coal as a fuelbuilding taller smokestacksstopping work on windy daysinstalling smokestack scrubbers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the accidental spill of cyanide at a mine in Romania spread to neighboring countries?Winds blew cyanide to other countries.Rivers carried cyanide to other countries.Crops poisoned with cyanide were sold in other countries.Storms dropped rain poisoned with cyanide on other countries.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Tisza-Danube cyanide spill is an example of all of the following exceptgeneral pollution.accidental pollution.point-source pollution.transboundary pollution.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe word transboundary meansspreads to other countriesdifferent types of pollutionradiationacross country boundaries
- 10. Multiple Choicea river and all the streams that flow into it. The streams that flow into a river are called tributariesacid raingeneral pollutionaccidental pollutionriver system
- 11. Multiple Choicethe release of harmful substances into the environment as the result of an accident, such as an oil tanker spilling oil into the seaaccidental pollutiongeneral pollutionacid rainriver system
- 12. Multiple ChoiceChernobyl occurred in what city and country?Moscow RussiaSt. Petersburg, RussiaMensk BelarusPripyat Ukraine
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat creates pollution?watersunlighthuman activities
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAbout ___ % of the radioactive dust from Chernobyl fell on Belarus.50607080
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow many people had to leave their homes after the Chernobyl incident?134,000125,000145,000135,000
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two chemicals that are given off when lignite burns?argon, methanenitrogen oxide, cynanidesulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxideoxygen, carbon dioxide
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn what year did coal burning factories begin building very high chimneys?1950's1960's1900's1920's
- 18. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic make up the "Black Triangle"TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the date of the Tisza-Danube Cyanide spill?February 30, 2000December 30, 2000January 30, 2000March 30, 2000
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow many countries in Europe are part of the Danube river system?11121314
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat continents have the highest acid rain levels?Asia, EuropeAsia, South AmericaNorth America, AsiaNorth America, Europe
- 22. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: About 100,000 cubic meters of water laced with cyanide spilled into Tisza-Danube. This is enough toxic waste to fill about 30 Olympic-size swimming pools.TrueFalse
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