Quiz 34

1. What is the main concern at the Fukushima nuclear plant?

A. Low electricity production B. Radiation risks C. A lack of workers D. Ocean pollution

2. Who does Professor Links say are at the highest risk?

A. People in Baltimore B. Children in Tokyo C. Nuclear plant workers D. People living near the Pacific coast

3. What can happen to people exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation?

A. They develop psychological sensitivity B. They gain immunity C. They can get cancer D. They immediately die

4. How do scientists determine which areas are contaminated?

A. By checking the weather forecast B. Using computers to model material movement and then measuring C. By asking local residents D. By looking at the color of the water

5. Under what condition would officials tell people not to eat local food?

A. If the reactors are moved B. If there is a minor leak C. If there is a major release of radiation settled on plants D. If the sea level rises

6. Why isn't radiation in the ocean a major worry according to the report?

A. The ocean is too cold B. The sea dilutes the radiation C. Fish eat the radioactive material D. The radiation cannot enter water

7. Why is there a 'psychological sensitivity' to radiation in Japan?

A. Because of high education levels B. Because of the Chernobyl accident C. Because of the history of atomic bombs in WWII D. Because they live near the ocean

8. When did the Chernobyl accident occur?

A. 1945 B. 1986 C. 2005 D. 2011

9. What type of cancer was frequently found in children after Chernobyl?

A. Lung cancer B. Skin cancer C. Thyroid cancer D. Stomach cancer

10. How did most people get sick after the Chernobyl disaster?

A. By breathing the air B. By swimming in the sea C. By drinking contaminated milk D. By working in the plant