Acid rain, air pollution reduction, and car exhaust

___________ is the release of pollutants such as gases and particles into the air. These particles are harmful to human health and ecosystems.

• Carbon Monoxide

• Air Pollution

• Lead

• Stationary Pollution

Which countries have the highest levels of air pollution based on the diagram?

• North America and Africa

• Asia and Africa

• Australia and Middle East

• Central America and Asia

What is the relationship between air pollution laws and amount of pollution in the air?

• There is no relationship between these two variables.

• The more laws in place, the less air pollution is present in that country.

• The less laws in place, the amount of air pollution varies.

Acid rain is created when Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide is released into the atmosphere from _______________.

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Build up of carbon monoxide

• These gases are not involved in acid rain.

Acid rain has a pH at or below _______.

• 0

• 5

• 7

• 13

Which of the following is considered an effect of acid rain?

• Damages leaves of plants - reducing photosynthesis

• Soil becomes acidic reducing the amount of crops that can grow.

• Destroys buildings made of limestone and sandstone.

• All of the answers are examples of the effects of acid rain.

Which of the following is true of acid rain effects?

• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming

• Acid rain has many ecological effects, especially on lakes, streams, wetlands, and other aquatic environments

• Some species can tolerate acidic waters better than others

• trees and plants become less vulnerable to hot temperatures, insects, and disease resistance

What is the best solution to the acid rain problem?

• more fossil fuel usage and less air quality standards

• follow Chinese practices of using coal for electricity and steel production

• The only way to fight acid rain is by curbing the release of the pollutants that cause it

• acid rain will always exist because normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 5.6

What is the main cause of acid rain in Germany?

• exhaust from automobiles
• smoke from factories
• radiation from nuclear reactors
• exhaust from restaurants

Scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators help industries meet the requirements of this

• Air Pollution Act

• Temperature Inversion Act

• Clean Air Act