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Geography
Acid Rain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what causes acid rain ? | invisible gases called sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide which then mix with the moisture in the air . Then form a weak sulphuric and nitric acid which then falls down to the earth as acid rain. |
| what happens to tourism sites? | when the acid rain forms it can fall over ancient sites . When this happens it destroys all plant life around the site and breaks down old building . If this keep on happening to the building it will eventually fall down. |
| what can acid rain do to human health ? | the acidification of water supplies in Sweden have been linked to a foul tasting water and out breaks of diarrhoea . its even caused peoples hair to go green after washing ! |
| what can acid rain do to farm land and forests ? | acid rain creates acidic soils that are less able to support farm crops . it also causes severe leaching which washes valuable nutrients such as calcium down beneath the reach of tree and other plant roots> |
| what can be done ? | conserve energy , reduce the use of fossil fuels and using alternative energy sources such as wind power and solar power. |
| why does Sweden have the worst acid rain ? | they have very bad acid rain because all the wind from uk and Ireland are blowing weak acids over to Sweden which then makes the acid rain over there a lot stronger. |
| what can acid rain do to tourism? | acid rain has destroyed fish life in thousands of angling lakes . fish eggs are harmed when the PH value of lake water falls below 4.3 large tourism sites such as the Coloseum have suffered a lot of acid rain the past 20 years . |
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