In modern times personal mobility is equated with more personal freedom. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
Which of these forms of transport is assumed to have less environmental impact than the others?
a. Water
b. Rail
c. Road
d. Air
       
Road transport is the greatest contributor of carbon dioxide emissions from transport, but how much does it contribute?
a. 30 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 70 percent
d. 80 percent
       
What is a major environmental problem with diesel burning engines?
a. They are noisy.
b. They produce much more particulate matter than petrol engines.
c. They are difficult to start in cold weather.
d. They burn more fuel per kilometre than other engines.
       
Energy is quite inefficiently used in a car. How much of the energy is actually consumed to move its driver?
a. 50 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 10 percent
d. 2 percent
       
What is a "hybrid car"?
a. It is a car made up of the parts of several cars.
b. It uses horsepower.
c. It is powered both by a gasoline and electric engine to maximise fuel efficiency.
d. It is a car that uses an alcohol burning engine
       
There are more cars than bicycles in the world. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
The use of new types of fuels, such as hydrogen, offers a cleaner combustion process - the exhausted gases are only water vapour. The main disadvantage is:
a. It is necessary to introduce and construct new infrastructures.
b. The engine is very expensive for the time being.
c. There are still several unresolved safety problems.
d. All of the above
       
Air transport does not affect tropospheric ozone. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
Roads can alter hydrological systems. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
Motor vehicles:
a. Generate noise
b. Emit nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and particular matter
c. Require roads, which leads to land loss
d. All of the above
       
No mode of motorised transport is environmentally friendly. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   


 
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