Acid Precipitation Is Especially Disruptive When It Occurs in Areas

question 62

Multiple Choice

Acid precipitation is especially disruptive when it occurs in areas with ______________ because of the lack of _____________.

• A) Limestone in the soil; buffering capacity
• B) Alkaline soils; acid resistant mosses
• C) Crystalline bedrock; buffering capacity
• D) Crystalline bedrock; acid resistant mosses
• E) Alkaline soils; buffering capacity

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