{"id":10738,"date":"2024-12-16T21:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=10738"},"modified":"2024-12-20T23:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T17:47:35","slug":"what-environmental-benefit-does-waterway-transportation-provide-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-environmental-benefit-does-waterway-transportation-provide-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"What environmental benefit does waterway transportation provide in the U.S.?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1750,1747],"subject":[1846],"class_list":["post-10738","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-importance-of-waterways-for-transport-and-industry-in-the-united-states-of-america","topic-the-rivers-and-waterways-of-the-united-states","subject-geography-of-the-united-states"],"mcq_note":"<strong>Waterway transportation in the U.S. provides an environmental benefit by reducing carbon emissions compared to road and rail transport.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCompared to rail and road transportation, waterway transit is a much more environmentally friendly choice in the United States. Barges are frequently used to transport goods on rivers and lakes because they are very fuel-efficient and require little energy to move heavy loads. This reduces the carbon footprint of shipping bulk commodities like coal, oil, and grain by lowering greenhouse gas emissions per ton-mile. Additionally, river transport relieves air pollution and road congestion by lowering the demand for trucks on roadways, promoting environmental sustainability and economic efficiency in the United States.","mcq_options":[{"right":"yes","answer":"Reduces carbon emissions compared to road and rail transport"},{"right":"no","answer":"Promotes marine biodiversity"},{"right":"no","answer":"Increases air pollution"},{"right":"no","answer":"Increases noise pollution"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":1846,"title":"Geography of the United States","slug":"geography-of-the-united-states"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1750,"title":"Importance of waterways for transport and industry in the United States of America","slug":"importance-of-waterways-for-transport-and-industry-in-the-united-states-of-america"},{"id":1747,"title":"The Rivers and Waterways of the United States","slug":"the-rivers-and-waterways-of-the-united-states"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/10738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=10738"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=10738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}