Acid Rain Effects Include All of the Following Except

question 14

Multiple Choice

Acid rain effects include all of the following except

• A) Corrosion of building stone and marble statues and headstones.
• B) A reduction in the rate of chemical weathering observed in igneous rocks.
• C) Defoliation of plants or reduction in viability of plants because of their lowered ability to extract necessary nutrients from soils.
• D) Fish kills or decimation of any aquatic organism's population because of inhibition of egg hatching in acidic waters.

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Definitions:

Sinkholes

Depressions or holes in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer, often due to the dissolution of underlying limestone.

Quartz Crystals

A common and varied mineral species made of silicon dioxide (SiO2), noted for its hardness and crystalline structure.

Dissolution

The process of a solid substance being dissolved in a liquid, resulting in a solution.

Acidic Waters

Water with a low pH, where the concentration of hydrogen ions is high, often resulting from natural processes or pollution.