BSC1005C Current Event 7

Many pollutants from coal-fired power plants are properly managed today. Which of the following is currently considered to be the biggest threat to the environment?

Carbon dioxide

In which of the following months would a visitor to Juhu Beach likely find the most plastic trash?

August

Doing which of the following would likely reduce the amount of litter washing onto Juhu Beach by the most?

Cleaning local streets prior to flooding

During peak usage, what happens to the cost of electricity?

It almost always increases

Provided it is being properly managed, what is currently done with the bulk of the trash in Mumbai?

It is landfilled

Your friend lives in Maharashtra. Which of the following plastic products will he still be able to get?

Prescription Bottle

Which of the following is true?

The average Indian consumes less plastic than the average American

What color smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant would indicate wasted fuel?

black

Where is electricity made at a coal-fired power plant?

generator

All fossil fuels, including coal, are considered an indirect form of ____________ energy.

solar