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Acid Rain



             blown onto buildings, cars, homes, and trees. In some cases, these particles can eat away.
             the objects which they land on. Dry deposited gases are sometimes washed from trees and.
             other surfaces by rainstorms. When this occurs, the runoff water adds the new acids to the.
             acid rain, making a more acidic combination than the falling rain by itself. One of the main.
             causes of acid rain is the sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide is one of the main ingredients.
             which make up the deadly combination that forms acid rain. Some of the natural sources.
             that emit this gas are rotting vegetation, volcanoes, plankton, rotting animals and sea.
             spray. However, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, do not help the situation.
             and are largely to blame for approximately half of the emissions of this gas in the world. .
             Water moves through living plants, animals, streams, lakes, and oceans in the.
             hydrologic cycle. In that cycle, water evaporates from the land and sea into the.
             atmosphere. Water in the atmosphere then condenses to form clouds. Clouds release the.
             water back to the earth as rain, snow, or fog. When water droplets form and fall to the.
             earth, they pick up particles and chemicals that float in the air. Even clean, unpolluted air.
             has some particles such as dust or pollen. Clean air also contains naturally occurring gases.
             such as carbon dioxide. The interaction between the water droplets and the carbon dioxide.
             in the atmosphere gives rain a pH of 5.6, making even clean rain slightly acidic. .
             Other natural sources of acids and bases in the atmosphere may lower or raise the.
             pH of unpolluted rain. However, when rain contains pollutants, especially sulfur dioxide.
             and nitrogen oxides, the rain water can become very acidic. This problem is a problem of.
             natures balance being tampered with. If not polluted, normal precipitation would react.
             with chemicals that are derived from bedrock in the air, soil, lakes, and streams and this.


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