Acid rain
How acidic is acid rain?
Between 4.2 and 4.4
What other title was it known by?
Climate Change
What are 3 ways climate change affects food supply
Climate change can disrupt food availability, reduce access to food and affect food quality
how is acid created?
Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) is absorbed rapidly into the ocean
What are the 2 main gasses contributing to global warming?
Carbon dioxide and methane
What forms of matter can acid rain drop as?
Snow, Fog, Hail, and Dust
What severe weather events arise from global warming?
Extreme rainfall because of the hot weather more water is eroding into the clouds
What was the term climate change first coined?
1850
why is the ocean called a carbon sink?
The ocean has sucked up about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere since we began burning fossil fuels
What are the 2 specific acids in acid rain?
Sulfuric and nitric acid
What 2 acids are in acid rain?
Sulfuric and nitric acid
How did the Industrial Revolution play a role in global warming?
The smoke from the factories was going into the sky and polluting the atmosphere.
What are 3 health issues of climate change?
respiratory and heart diseases, pest-related diseases like Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, water and food illnesses, and death.
Which coral reefs in the U.S. are affected by ocean acidification?
Florida Coral Reef.
On the pH scale how acidic is acid rain?
Between 4.2 and 4.4
How do scrubbers work to decrease acid rain?
A scrubber gets rid of the sulfur dioxide from a smoke stack
When was global warming first identified?
1938
How much has the sea level risen due to climate change?
21 cm
8 inches
How much carbon dioxide does the ocean absorb?
absorbs 25 percent of all carbon dioxide
How does acid rain specifically affect buildings, statues and gravestones?
It makes the metal or stone corrode faster.
How are lichens being used as bioindicators?
they have no roots, no cuticle, and acquire all their nutrients from direct exposure to the atmosphere
What are the 2 main gasses contributing to global warming?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) methane
What are 6 impacts of climate change?
air pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, pressures on mental health, and increased hunger and poor nutrition
Which specific ocean plants help replenish atmospheric oxygen?
50 percent of the oxygen is produced by phytoplankton
how is acid created?
Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) is absorbed rapidly into the ocean