Acid Rain

What is acid rain?

• rain with high levels of nitric and/or sulfuric acid

• what happens when polluted water evaporates

• any precipitation with high levels of nitric and/or sulfuric acid

Which of the following are the atmospheric causes of acid rain? Select all that apply.

• Nitrogen Oxide

  (NO_x)

• Sulfur Oxide

  (SO)

• Carbon Dioxide

  (CO₂)

• Sulfur Dioxide

  (SO₂)

Explain what "cap and trade" means.

To be considered acidic, a liquid has to have a pH less than ____.

Which of the following is an effect, or result, of acid rain? Select all that apply.

• makes photosynthesis harder for trees

• makes water toxic to aquatic organisms

• makes it harder for trees to take up water

• makes it easier for fish to breathe

_____ + Water (H₂O) + Oxygen (O₂) = Sulfuric Acid Rain

• Sulfur Dioxide

  (SO₂)

• Nitrogen Oxide

  (NO_x)

• Nitrates

  (NO₃)

• Carbon Dioxide

  (CO₂)

Which activity is a source of the atmospheric causes of acid rain?

• deforestation

  (cutting down trees)

• burning fossil fuels

  (like coal)

• methane emissions

  (cows farting)

• renewable energy
  (like solar power)

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