Clearly describe the major mechanisms by which "acid rain" is produced
What will be an ideal response
Various human activities result in air pollution. Among those, two widespread examples are emissions associated with transportation and the burning of coal in the generation of electricity. Auto emissions contain high quantities of nitrogen oxides. Coal emissions contain high quantities of sulfur oxides. These are both examples of primary pollutants. In the atmosphere, these primary pollutants can mix with water and convert into secondary pollutants, nitric and sulfuric acid respectively. These secondary pollutants then fall from the atmosphere as acid deposition.
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One of the advantages of solar power over the use of fossil fuels is that solar power ________
A) can work equally well anywhere in the world B) generates electricity every hour of the day C) is sustainable D) uses less expensive technology
The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection in the path of a moving object due to
A. the rotation of the earth. B. the revolution of the earth. C. the pressure gradient force which increases with latitude. D. the pressure gradient force which decreases with latitude.
What primarily determines the intensity of solar radiation arriving at any spot on Earth?
A. apogee B. day length C. angle of incidence D. path length E. declination