ACID RAIN

Question 1

What is Acid Rain?

Answer 1

Acid rain is when the rain becomes acidic

Question 2

What causes acid rain?

Answer 2

Pollutant gases in the atmosphere.

Question 3

What are the three main gases responsible for acid rain?

Answer 3

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Sulfur dioxide
3. Oxides of nitrogen

Question 4

What is the pH of everyday rain water?

Answer 4

weakly acidic

Question 5

Match up the correct pollutant gas with its source.
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Sulfur dioxide
3. Oxide of nitrogen
———- MATCH WITH ———-
1. Car engine
2. Respiration
3. Volcanic eruptions

Answer 5

1. Carbon dioxide - 2. Respiration
2. Sulfur dioxide - 3. Volcanic eruptions
3. Oxide of nitrogen - 1. Car engine

Question 6

What is produced when sulfur dioxide dissolves in the rain water?

Answer 6

Sulphurous acid

Question 7

Carbon dioxide dissolves in rain water to produce carbonic acid. Is carbonic acid strong or weak?

Answer 7

weak

Question 8

Which of the following can be damaged by acid rain?

1. Damage to plant life
2. Damage to cars
3. Damage to buildings
4. Damage to stone structure
5. Damage to aquatic life
6. Damage to metal structures

Answer 8

All of the above.

Question 9

What have petrol companies done to help prevent the acid rain?

Answer 9

Produce low sulfur fuel

Question 10

What is the pH of acid rain?

Answer 10

strongly acidic