1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
olya-2409 [2.1K]
3 years ago
7

Why does acid rain adamage mountain lebrty

Biology
2 answers:
Marysya12 [62]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

When sulfurous, sulfuric, and nitric acids in polluted air and rain react with the calcite in marble and limestone, the calcite dissolves. In exposed areas of buildings and statues, we see roughened surfaces, removal of material, and loss of carved details. Stone surface material may be lost all over or only in spots that are more reactive.

Explanation:

You might expect that sheltered areas of stone buildings and monuments would not be affected by acid precipitation. However, sheltered areas on limestone and marble buildings and monuments show blackened crusts that have peeled off in some places, revealing crumbling stone beneath. This black crust is primarily composed of gypsum, a mineral that forms from the reaction between calcite, water, and sulfuric acid. Gypsum is soluble in water; although it can form anywhere on carbonate stone surfaces that are exposed to sulfur dioxide gas (SO2), it is usually washed away. It remains only on protected surfaces that are not directly washed by the rain.

Rzqust [24]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Explanation:

The soil is thin and lacks the ability to adequately neutralize the acid in the rain water. As a result, the area is particularly vulnerable and the acid and aluminum can accumulate in the soil, streams, or lakes.

You might be interested in
SCIENCE HELP !!! CAN I GET SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE LISTED BELOW
sp2606 [1]
Homeostasis: A state of balance reached through reactions within a cell or organism. 

Metabolism: The total of all chemical reactions within an organism.

Organism: Any living thing that takes in food, grows, and reproduces.


8 0
3 years ago
How do the Asian Carp effects the Great Lakes ecosystem focusing on predator/prey relationships? Put your opinions down below.(
77julia77 [94]
They are an invasive species, they kill off our beautiful salmon and other fish that we need to keep a good flow of fish exports and money flowing into our state. It's important to keep that balance so that both the pray and they predator in the lakes don't all die out.
5 0
3 years ago
What qualities do humans have that think could never be replaced by robots
vitfil [10]

Humans have emotions and free will; robots do not.

3 0
3 years ago
Sister chromatids separate during
Virty [35]
Sister chromatids separate during anaphase
7 0
2 years ago
What is the leading cause of death in cats?
boyakko [2]
 kidney failure<span>, </span>cancer, and infectious disease such as FIV                                             <span>Cats also suffer from hyperthyroidism, which causes high blood pressure, inflammatory bowel disease, </span>diabetes<span>, arthritis, and dental disease.</span>
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Which sugar is present in the nucleic acid that is represented in the diagram?
    10·1 answer
  • To which functional class of proteins does lysozyme belong?
    11·1 answer
  • In mitosis, 1.)__________ parent cell(s) divide into 2.)__________ daughter cell(s).
    5·2 answers
  • Tables display data in rows and columns true or false
    11·2 answers
  • Suppose that the farmer is growing rice crop. If he bought 5 kg seeds at Rs. 100 per kilogram, then how much net money will he g
    7·1 answer
  • A biologist wishes to take a useful gene found in pine trees and introduce it into some bacterial cells. Her experimental proced
    13·1 answer
  • What types of antigen do mature t cells normally not recognize?
    13·1 answer
  • What is a change that improves a species' chance of survival?
    6·2 answers
  • Which organelle is responsible for breaking down the cells that once made up the tail of the tadpole?
    14·2 answers
  • List 5 pieces of evidence for evolution
    15·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!