By:Lea Duhaini 7C
Acid Rain is basically a mixture of wet and
dry deposition from the atmosphere
containing higher than normal amounts of
nitric and sulfuric acids, it can be deadly.
Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction
that begins when compounds like sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into
the air. Sometimes they can go very high up
and mix with many other substances which
create an acidic solution.
If we want to try to prevent it, (or get less
Acid Rain formed) what we have to do is stop
polluting. We could reduce fuel emissions
and factory stuff. We can also recycle
packaging and stuff so we don’t have to
make it go through factories.
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Acid rain is carries the chemicals Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
oxide.
Acid "rain" isn't just rain; acid snow, acid fog or mist, acid gas,
and acid dust all have the same effect as acid rain.
Most acid rain problems are caused by large coal burner plants in
the West.
Lakes and streams are normally acidic, but acid rain can make
them so acidic that it damages animal and plant life.
Acid rain can cause a mass killing to trees.
Area's can become very hazy and foggy due to acid rain.
Acid rain (which is linked with acid air pollution)has been linked
to breathing and lung problems in childeren, and people who
have asthma.
Even people in exceptional health could have their lungs
damaged by this acid air.
Stone buildings and monuments are targets of damage from acid
rain.
Acid rain kills nature. It is caused by
pollution so we can already tell that it is a
very harmful substance. When you put strong
acid on paper, it will probably make a hole
through it, and that’s what acid rain does to
leaves, trees and many other things. It also
pollutes the water and kills all the fish.
Acidity of a substance is measured on the pH
scale which is a scale from 1 to 14 where the
lower the value is the more acidity while the
higher value would make it more basic. The
middle is 7 which is neutral meaning clear
purified water. Acid rain is rain that has a
value lower than 7 due to pollution while
normal rain is exactly the number 7 which is
clean and completely harmless, and that’s
how you can tell, of course you can’t tell
yourself, but scientists can, and you will
probably hear it on the news.
Acid Rain can occur at the most random
times, the problem is, you can’t tell is it’s
acid or not usually, unless you get a droplet
and test it using the PH Scale. Acid Rain
looks the same as normal rain and tastes the
same and feels the same, but the water
droplets that we think are harmful can risk
your life and put our world into danger, it’s
like a weapon against us. We don’t want to
take any risks of this, so let’s keep our world
clean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/index.htm
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http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/e
nvironment/global-warming/acid-rainoverview/
http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environm
ental_Problems/acid_rain.html