Acid Rain

How is acid rain formed?

• Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.

• Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.

• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.

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Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources

• Aquatic (water) life

• Architecture / buildings

• All options are correct

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Which is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

• spraying pesticides on crops

• burning fossil fuels for energy

• dumping sewage in rivers

• using Nuclear power stations

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Which is NOT caused by acid rain?

• damage to statues

• dying fish

• spread of disease

• weakened trees

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What is the term for the process by which acid rain removes essential nutrients from the soil?

• Erosion

• Leaching

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

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Acid rain has a pH of less than...

• 5.0

• 5.6

• 7.0

• 8.5

True or false. Acid rain caused in one country can cause problems in other nearby countries

• true

• false

Which does NOT cause acid rain?

• erupting volcanoes

• burning fossil fuels - coal, oil, gas

• electric cars

• car engines

Which of these contributes to acid rain?

• HCl

• NaOH

• CaO

• SO₂

Acid rain has a pH LESS than

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 3

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