Acid Deposition

What two rock types are most affected by acid precipitation?

• Granite & gneiss

• Limestone & marble

• Marble & granite

• Granite & Limestone

This gas is responsible for 60%-70% of acid deposition

• Sulfur dioxide

• nitrogen oxides

• coal

• methane

Normal pH of rain is ________

• 5.6

• 2.3

• 6.5

• 7.0

Which metal that causes damage to fish & aquatic life forms is released from acid precipitation?

• Mg

• Al

• Ca

• Fe

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Acid deposition forms as a result of

• nitrogen oxides and photochemical smog

• carbon monoxide and VOC's

• sulfur dioxide and VOC's

• nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides

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What is a likely consequence of acid deposition?

• Increase in aquatic plant growth

• Release of aluminum ions from soil

• Decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• Stabilization of pH in lakes

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Which biogeochemical cycles are directly related to acid deposition?

• Carbon and Nitrogen cycles

• Carbon and Sulfur cycles

• Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles

• Carbon, Sulfur and Nitrogen cycles

• Sulfur and Water cycles

Pollutants being incorporated into clouds and raindrops, leading to acidified rain is known as

Nitrogen oxide can combine with water in the atmosphere and form nitric acid, one of the components of harmful acid deposition.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Biodiversity is NOT affected by acid precipitation

• True

• False

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