Unearthing the Secrets of Acid Rain
Definition and Description
An Acid is a molecular compound that contains hydrogen and produces hydrogen ions, H+, when it breaks apart in solution.Acid rain describes any form of precipitation with high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. It can also occur in the form of snow, fog, and tiny bits of dry material that settle to Earth.
Acid rain describes any form of precipitation with high levels of nitric and sulfuric acid.
How Does Acid Rain Form?
Acid rain is caused when acid gases rise into the sky and mix with the clouds, this causes the clouds ‘absorb’ the acid gasses and when the clouds produce rain, it falls with a higher than normal level of acidity .Rain is naturally acidic, but acid gasses make it even more acidic. Rain normally has a ph of around 5.5, if the ph of rain is below 5.5, then the rain is most likely contaminated by acid gases. Nature creates these gasses with volcanoes, forest fire, and lightning strikes.
Acid gases are produced when fossil fuels like coal and oil are burned in power stations, factories and in our own homes. Most of these acid gases are blown into the sky, and when they mix with the clouds it can cause rain - or snow, sleet, fog, mist or hail - to become more acidic.
Acid rain is composed of chemical such as NOx [nitrogen oxide], SO2 [sulfur dioxide] and mercury
It can be caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants, cars and factories. In fact, Acid gases are mainly caused by humans burning fossil fuels like coal and oil.
About us
This presentation was created by Skylar Babin, Emma Savoie, and Elizabeth Savoie for an flvs collaborative school project. We began working on the site on march 26, 2014 and completed it the next day. We began by working on the questions our teacher gave us and completed the project by entering the words into a website before adding fun and inspirational pictures.
Hi, Emma here. I worked on section one of the project which was titled 'What is Acid Rain.' Thus, I provided all the information on the basic description and understanding of acid rain. Futhermore, I found the website creater we used and developed and helped a lot with the designing of the website. It was really fun! Lastly, I edited the writing as well. I learned so much about working with other people. By having three people work together, we could finish so much faster. Also, we all had amazing ideas that contributed to the project. Thanks Skylar and Elizabeth!
Hello, I'm Elizabeth. I was the one who researched Lake Ontario. I loved doing this part. I found out many interesting facts about the Great Lakes. I had to find out why Lake Ontario was having acid rain, what the acid rain caused, and ways to prevent acid rain in Lake Ontario. I also worked along with Skylar and Emma to design this website in order to educate people on Acid Rain. Graphic Design is very fun. I worked on the website whenever Emma was unavailable. I also loved working with partners. Especially face to face. It is always better to work in person than from a computer.
Greetings! My name is Skylar and I was in charge of researching information about where acid rain forms, the problems acid rain causes in those places, and why these areas have acid rain. I also helped Elizabeth and Emma with their questions as they interchangeably helped me! All three of us worked extremely well together to develop this enjoyable website on acid rain. Because we worked face to face, I learned the importance of communication and the creativity and effort that can be put in any project!
