1) The type of acid rain that contains water is _______. a) Wet deposits b) Wet deposition c) Wet precipitation 2) What causes acid rain? a) Too much oxygen in the air b) Pollution from factories and cars c) Excess water vapor in the atmosphere d) The Sun’s heat 3) Which gases are mainly responsible for acid rain? a) Oxygen and nitrogen b) Carbon dioxide and methane c) Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides d) Helium and hydrogen 4) How does acid rain affect the environment? a) It makes plants grow faster b) It helps clean the air c) It damages buildings, plants, and aquatic life d) It has no effect 5) Which of these is NOT an effect of acid rain? a) Damage to buildings and statues b) Harm to aquatic life in lakes c) Improvement of soil quality d) Destruction of forests 6) Which gas is NOT a greenhouse gas? a) a) Oxygen b) b) Carbon dioxide (CO₂) c) c) Methane (CH₄) d) d) Water vapour 7) What happens when global temperatures rise? a) a) Ice caps melt and sea levels rise b) b) There are more heatwaves and droughts c) c) Some animals lose their natural habitat d) d) All of the above 8) What is the “greenhouse effect”? a) a) A type of farming method b) b) The process of heat being trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere c) c) The pollution caused by greenhouses d) d) A hole in the ozone layer 9) Where is the ozone layer located? a) a) In the Earth’s core b) b) In the stratosphere c) c) On the ocean’s surface d) d) In the troposphere 10) What is the “ozone hole”? a) a) A hole in the Earth's surface b) b) A large pollution cloud over cities c) c) A region over Antarctica where the ozone layer is thinner d) d) A hole in the sky 11) Acid rain formed with dust or gases is called _______. a) Dry deposition b) Dust deposition c) Dust settling 12) Which acids are found in acid rain? a) a) Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) b) b) Sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) and nitric acid (HNO₃) c) c) Acetic acid (CH₃COOH) and formic acid (HCOOH) d) d) Citric acid (C₆H₈O₇) and lactic acid (C₃H₆O₃) 13) What does the ozone layer do? a) Protects Earth from harmful UV radiation b) Traps heat and causes global warming c) Produces oxygen for humans to breathe d) Absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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