Acid Rain Flashcards
1
Q
When does acid rain occur?
A
Acid rain occurs when emissions from factories, cars or heating boilers make contact with the water in the atmosphere
2
Q
What do these emissions contain?
A
Nitrogen oxides, sulphuric dioxide and sulphuric trioxide
3
Q
What happens when nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide mix with water?
A
It creates sulphurous acid, nitric acid and sulphuric acid.
4
Q
How else does it occur naturally?
A
Through volcanic eruptions.
5
Q
What are the effects of acid rain?
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A
- soils become acidic which affects plant growth
- lakes, rivers do the oceans become more acidic which in turn affects the plants and animals which live in them
- buildings, metal structures and sculptures made of limestone are damaged
6
Q
What is the only way to stop acid rain ?
A
By reducing the emissions that cause it, this means not using fossil fuels to generate electricity but rather referring to renewable energy sources.
