Acid Rain is snow or Fog that is polluted by acid in the atmosphere. It is made of sulphur
dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX). When they let go of these into the atmosphere they
are carried for a very long time by strong winds and return to the earth as acid rain, snow, fog
or dust. BAD damage occurs.
Acid Rain damages many
things. It can damage trees,
lakes, forests, fish, crops,
vegetation, and buildings. It
can also contaminate water.
How can we reduce acid rain
Acid rain can take
centuries to heal but we
can heal it faster. By
putting lime or limestone
in all the lakes we can
cancel the acidity out.
Norway and Sweeden
use this but other
countries don’t often try
because of the cost. This
only works on lakes not
forests and soil though.
We can prevent acid rain
by using other energies
such as hydropower,
wind energy, geothermal
energy and solar energy.
Why don’t we use these
then? Coal, nuclear
power and hydropower
are the cheepest so we
don’t use most of these
because of the cost.
• There is at least 100 acid rain drops in every
rain fall
• If we didn’t use as much gas there wouldn’t
be as much acid rain
• About 40% of nitrogen oxide comes from
transportation- cars, trucks, buses and trains
• About 25% is from generating stations and
the rest from industrial, commercial and
residential processes.
• More then 80% of Canadians live in high
acid rain possibilities
How are we contributing to acid rain
We drive our cars for
almost no reason at all.
Some people gets drives
to a place a block away.
Some people leave their
t.v. on all day and their
not even using it. We
leave lights on during
the day when there’s
plenty of light any way.
Sometimes you need
electricity but
sometimes you don’t.
What we could do to help Acid Rain
stop is, Walk more than drive, Not
using as much gas, And taking down
some of the Power plants.
Whenever you start a fire to keep warm, you
wouldn’t think but you are actually polluting
then environment very much! By burning
wood you are polluting the air!
Keep the Earth
Safe!
Acid rain in forests
In forests acid rain is
making trees grow more
If it misses it still
slowly and making them
goes into the soil
die faster. Branches turn
and the trees suck it
brown fall off and die
when they should still up.
be healthy. Sometimes
whole forests just die
off. Lets say some acid
rain missed the trees is
this
Good
Bad
Doesn’t matter
Acid rain in North America
North america gets the
most acid rain. In 1982 in
Canada and America
51,000 people died to
sulfur polution caused by
acid rain. Is it worse now?
Yes it is
No but still
very bad
In Virginia trout
streams are
being more and
more destroyed.
They are being
slowly eaten
away by acid
rain.
This is what happened in Germany when Acid Rain hit.
A) No!!
Q: Is Acid Rain
always wet?!
Acid Rain can be
turned into sulphur
dioxide gas and
chemical salts. This
does the same
damage. I can hurt
the plants more.
B) Sometimes
C) Yes!!
D)Maybe scientist
haven’t figured
that out yet.
A) Nothing
What effect does acid
rain have on sea life?
B) A lot
C) Just a Little Bit
D) Kills Everything
It has a lot to do with sea
life because it pollutes the
water and that is what the
fishes need to breathe so it
kills all of the fish
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