Acid rain is rain that has become acidic‚ because of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Rain has a normal pH level of around 5-5.5 which is only slightly acidic. 7 on the pH scale is the neutral and anything below that is considered acidic. Acid rain has a pH level around 4 which is 10 times more acidic. Acid rain can fall in many different ways and has many effects on the environment. Acid rain is caused by air pollutants in the atmosphere. These air pollutants are mainly from man made resources
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Acid rain is a common term for pollution caused when sulfur and nitrogen dioxides combine with atmospheric moisture to produce a rain‚ snow‚ or hail of sulfuric and nitric acids. Such pollution may also be suspended in a fog‚ or the pollutants may be deposited in dry form. Environmental damage from acid rain has been reported in northern Europe and North America. High levels of acid rain have also been detected in other areas of the world‚ such as above the tropical rain forest of Africa. Acid rain
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What is Rain? Rain‚ Rain‚ go away‚ come back another day we all remember singing that as children. Back in those days‚ rain just meant we could not play outside. What is rain though? To some it is the spherical combination of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. To others rain means a bad hair day. Many people don’t have a specific definition of rain; others have different meanings because of different backgrounds. To me rain evokes emotions. Rain makes me think gloomy‚ depressed thoughts
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Singin’ In The Rain The author wrote this play for entertainment purposes‚ and also to depict Hollywood’s transition from silent films to "talkies". Though there doesn’t really seem to be any important messages or meanings to the play‚ I felt that the main message behind the play is that things are not always what they seem to be‚ and this was displayed multiple times throughout the play. Don Lockwood and Lena Lamont were thought to be together because of propaganda. Lockwood and his love
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March 28‚ 2014 ACID RAIN ENVIRONMENAL EFFECTS What is acid rain? It’s a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic‚ meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants‚ aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. The most obvious environmental effect of acid rain has been the loss of
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Many species of animals live in the Amazon Rain Forest. The rain forest itself‚ covering nearly 40 percent of South America‚ contains one in every ten species known on earth (“World’s” 1). Around 500 species of mammals‚ 475 reptiles‚ and one third of the world’s birds live in the Amazon. Although they all live in the same general area‚ animals have different habitats‚ diets‚ and life spans. A few of the many animals are the Scarlet macaw‚ Anaconda‚ Giant Amazon River Turtle‚ and the Howler Monkey
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Dream of a Thousand Cats In the “Dream of a Thousand Cats” there was a particular section that stuck out to me. Looking into the eyes of the dream cat‚ the Siamese saw a world much different from hers. Large cats being groomed‚ fed‚ and pet by tiny humans‚ who were then hunted out of amusement. One human stood up and told his fellow man that they can change their world. It can be a world of human beings where they were no longer hunted and killed. The humans had dreamed together‚ a thousand‚ and
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Curiosity killed the cat "Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat" is "but‚ satisfaction brought it back".[1] The original form of the proverb‚ now little used‚ was "Care killed the cat". In this instance‚ "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow." An easier definiton of the phrase curiosity killed the cat would be that being curious can sometimes lead to
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Ragdoll cat temperament Ragdoll cats are one of the most popular cats breeds‚ they are usually stunning beautiful and playful. They are also family oriented and friendly to human beings‚ this has led them being referred to as man’s best companion. Out of their temperament they have been also referred the gentle giants. Ann Baker a Californian based cat breeder was the first one to introduce Ragdoll cats to the world in 1963. Ragdoll cat has a variety of temperament that differentiates this breed
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The numerous problems of a cat going outdoors Sub argument: (2) Multiple medical diseases outdoor living cats can get (3) Awareness of the trend (making cats socially unacceptable) natural wildlife‚ is in decline‚ cats have a significant blame (4) Cats are driving wildlife to extinction Premises: Premises + sub-argument (2) = (5) Cornell University in Massachusetts‚ scientists reported a case where a cat turned up infected with a worm found in raccoons. (6) Cats are three to four times more
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