EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Neither acid rain or global warming are caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Only acid rain is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Both acid rain and global warming are caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Only global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Power plants release the majority of sulfur dioxide and much of the nitrogen oxides when they burn fossil fuels, such as coal, to produce electricity. In addition, the exhaust from cars, trucks, and buses releases nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide into the air. These pollutants cause acid rain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Acid rain can be formed by natural causes, such as volcanic eruptions. More commonly, however, acid rain is due to human activities. Burning fossil fuels, manufacturing, oil refineries, electricity generation, and vehicles all release sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many of the chemical reactions that lead to the formation of acid rain are affected by temperature. Higher temperatures usually accelerate reactions, suggesting that global warming is likely to increase the formation of acidic materials.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nitogen gets oxidized and forms its oxides. These chemicals fall along with rainwater on earth thus causing acid rain. B-Global Warming: Global warming refers to an increase in earth’s temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.