5.5 ACID RAIN

Question 1

What are the reasons acid rain happens? And what can you do to prevent them?

Answer 1

1. Factories make acidic waste gases
   - Neutralise their acidic waste
2. Power stations burn coal to make electricity
   - Remove acidic waste gases
   - Using cleaner methods to make electricity (wind turbines or solar cells/panels)
3. Gases from vehicles
   - Practice carpool
   - Drive electric/hydrogen cars