An increase in burning of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum products releases pollutants in form of gases which enter the atmosphere. When these gas particles reach higher atmospheric heights, they mix with water vapor and <u>condense</u> to form clouds. When the clouds get heavy, precipitation occurs inform of rainfall. The rain water forms acidic rain due to pollutants in the air which fall to the surface<u>. Runoffs</u> carries the polluted water by gravity causing chemical corrosion to occur on iron sheets in our roofs.