1. Acid Rain Web Quest Answers
It’s raining correct answers

2. 1. What is acid rain?
Acid rain is rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the air mixing with water in the air

3. 2. Acid rain is a result of pollutants being released into the air
2. Acid rain is a result of pollutants being released into the air. Name these two chemical compounds: ____sulfur dioxide_ and __nitrogen oxides____.

4. 3. What human activities contribute to the releasing of these pollutants in the air?
Power plants release the majority of sulfur dioxide and much of the nitrogen oxides when they burn fossil fuels, pollution into the air.

5. 4. List four reasons why acid rain is harmful.
Causes Heath Problems (Bronchitis, Asthma, Other Respiratory Problems)
Damages forests by polluting the soil
damages lakes and streams by lowering the PH level
damages buildings and objects

6. 5. The burning of what natural resource is a major cause of sulfur dioxide being released into the air? Coal

7. 6. List four things that are being done to help or reduce air pollution.
Congress passed a law called the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
Scientists have found different ways to reduce the amount of sulfur dioxide released from coal-burning power plants
Using renewable energy resources such as wind and solar power
New cars are built to release less pollutants

8. 7. What is the major cause of acid rain?
The power plants burning fossil fuel that produce electricity

9. 8. List three fossil fuels that are burned to produce energy.
Coal, oil, natural gas

10. 9. What happens when fossil fuels are burned?
Harmful gases that contain the pollutants sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air

11. They mix with oxygen and water in the air
10. How do the pollutants emitted from burning fossil fuels create acid rain?
They mix with oxygen and water in the air

12. 11.What are some other ways we can create cleaner energy?
We can use renewable resources such as solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power.

13. 12.What can be done to reduce the amount of harmful gases in the air?
Reduce emissions

14. 13. Take a look at the trees affected by acid rain in this picture
13. Take a look at the trees affected by acid rain in this picture. Describe what you see.
Some of the trees look like they are dying because they are bare, without leaves

15. 14. What is causing the haze in this picture?
Air pollution

16. 15.How does acid rain affect our health? Who is most at risk?
The particles in the air make it unhealthy to breathe. Children, the elderly, and people with respiratory problems are most at risk.

17. 16. Why is it important to conserve fossil fuels?
It is important to conserve fossil fuels because the planet has a limited amount. It also helps to reduce the amount of emissions that cause acid rain.

18. 17. Give two examples of renewable energy sources.
Solar, wind, and hydroelectric power

19. 18. What can we do at home to help?
By practicing energy conservation at home and at school, we can decrease the amount of electricity generated so fewer fossil fuels are burned and there is less pollution