SA Acid Rain

What human activity is causing acid rain?

• Planting crops

• Increasing renewable energy

• Burning fossil fuels

• None of these are causing acid rain

Normally, what is the pH of freshwater lakes/streams?

• 0

• 3.5

• 6.5

• 7

When people burn fossil fuels, what two chemicals are being released into the air, causing acid rain?

• Nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide

• Water Vapor and Oxygen

• Hydrogen Ions and Hydroxides

• Aluminium Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide

What two chemicals in soil, that trees need to grow, are being dissolved by acid rain

• Aluminum and Magnesium

• Lithium and Aluminum

• Oxygen and Carbon

• Calcium and Magnesium

When acid rain mixes with soil it causes...

• The soil to dissolve

• Aluminum in the soil to be released

• Nitrogen in the soil to be released

• Bedrock to be dissolved

Which is not an example of wet deposition?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Dust

• Rain

A more scientific way to say acid rain would be...

• Acidic Particulate Matter

• Acidic Disposition

• Acid Vapors

• Acidic Deposition

One impact of acid rain is

• Dissolving/damage to statues and buildings

• Killing of plants and aquatic freshwater animals

• Causing or worsening human diseases like bronchitis

• All of the above

True or False: Plants and trees on mountains are less likely to be impacted by acid rain.

• True

• False

True or false: Acid rain can cause aluminum in the soil to mix into lakes and ponds killing fish, snails and other aquatic animals.

• True

• False