Acid Rain

Which of these is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

• spraying pesticides on crops
• burning fossil fuels for energy
• dumping sewage in river systems
• using uranium to generate electricity

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Changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere that may produce acid rain
  are most closely associated with

• insects that excrete acids
• runoff from acidic soils
• industrial smoke stack emissions
• flocks of migrating birds

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In lakes  that are exposed to acid rain, fish populations are declining.
  This is primarily due to changes in which lake condition?

• size
• pH
• temperature
• location

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Sulfur and nitrogen oxide release into the atmosphere is most responsible for

• ozone depletion
• acid precipitation
• global warming   
• eutrophication 

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

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Which of the following is not a cause of acid rain?

• Volcanic Eruptions
• Burning of fossil fuels
• electric cars
• combustion engins

What human activity is the primary source of acid rain?

• Cars
• deforestation
• coal powerplants
• volcanoes

Normal Rain has a pH of 

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

Acid rain has a pH <

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

6. What is the PH Scale used for?

• To measure something as an acid or base.
• To measure acids only.
• To measure bases only.