Acid rain

Cards (3)

  • Explain acid rain
    When coal, oil and natural gas are burnt they give off sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide gase. These gases dissolve in rainwater to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When these acid fall down as rain, it is called acid rain. All around the world, trees are dying. This is because of a kind of pollution called acid rain.
  • How does acid rain effect the environment?
    Acid rain destroys crops and pollutes soil and Lake. They also weaken the large trees which leads to their death. Crops can't grow well in soil that is polluted by acid rain and also animals living near the lake are polluted and acid rain can die overall acid rain has a negative effect on the environment.
  • Describe two negative effect of acid rain.
    1. Acid rain eats away the stones and damges the building.
    2. The number of frogs is falling worldwide.
    3. acid rain damage frogpown and kill insert that frog eat: