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    ACID RAIN

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    Eric McKenzie Geophysical Science Honors February 14th‚ 2014 ACID RAIN 1. Acid rain is rainfall created by pollution in the atmosphere. When the rainfall occurs‚ it almost always causes harm to the environment. 2. Acid rain is caused by the release of certain compounds into the air‚ including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These compounds mix and react with chemicals such as oxygen and water and form acid rain. 3. Acid rain can harm the environment by acidifying lakes and streams‚ which greatly

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    Acid Rain

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    Acid Rain Acid rain occurs when Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is released into the atmosphere by electricity generation‚ motor vehicles‚ factories and by wildfires and volcanoes. Once released‚ the sulphur dioxide reacts with water to produce sulphuric acid. This has a pH of approximately 2-3 pH. This has a dramatic effect on water dwelling wildlife. Most water dwelling creatures can’t withstand water more acidic than pH 5. This causes the mass loss of life of animals such as trout‚ perch‚ frogs and mayflies

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    Thomas still wanted to serve his country‚ so he enlisted. However‚ before fighting his battles in Europe‚ Thomas wrote the famous poem‚ "Rain‚" in which he discusses the pains of death and war. Thomas creates a speaker with whom he can relate and uses this speaker to represent the possible scenarios and feelings that he may face in any future warlike situations. In "Rain‚" Thomas ’ diction‚ organization‚ and punctuation all paint intense‚ disturbing images‚ which in turn convey the poem ’s main theme

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    Chemistry: SUlphuric Acid

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    9.1 Sulphuric Acid Sulphuric Acid is Manufactured in Industry 1. Sulphuric acid‚ H2SO4 is manufactured in industry through Contact Process. 2. The raw materials used are sulphur‚ air and water 3. The Contact process consists of three stages. Stage 1: The production of sulphur dioxide This can be obtained by two methods: 1. Burning of sulphur in dry air in the furnace S + O  SO2 2. Burning of metal sulphide such as zinc sulphide or iron(III) sulphide in dry air. 2ZnS

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    Rain Water Harvesting

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    RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage

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    Definition Essay On Rain

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    What is Rain? RainRain‚ 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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    Rain Dance History

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    ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Indian Rain Dance A rain dance is a dancing ceremony performed by some Native American Indian tribes‚ asking their spirits or gods to send rain. It is more common among Southwest Native Americans‚ who live in drier regions. Time Frame * The rain dance normally takes place during the spring planting season and the summer months before crops are harvested. The dance asks the gods or spirits to send the appropriate amount of rain at the correct time to assure a plentiful

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    My Rain Memory

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    I awoke at midday afternoon to the sound of the piercing rain against the roof. It was that usual waking time‚ on days when I have all day to do the things I wanted and all the time to do it but not doing it anyway‚ except that it was raining very hard. Normally I would just shut my eyes back and spend the whole day sleeping. But not this time. I looked out the window momentarily and stared into the open space‚ then curled back to bed. I shifted towards the ceiling‚ paused‚ and before I knew it‚

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    Rain and Topic Sentence

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    twelve. My father took me out on his boat and showed me how to catch fish. I like to go fishing every weekend‚ but it is difficult now that I am studying a lot. Fishing is very special to me. 4. _________________________________________. It dsn’t rain very often in summer or winter. The sun usually shines all day. In winter‚ it general gets cold in desert‚ but in summer it gets cold in desert and the cities. I love hot weather. 5. _____________________________________________. Many children begin

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    I Love Rain

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    something romantic in the rain that i cannot explain with words. i guess this something that all of us.. the rain lovers got in our souls. ♥i love the tinypitter-pattering sounds that make everything seem so huge‚ so endless. listeningto those sounds‚ trying to find them while walking along a misty path ismagical. ♥i love how powerful a thunderstorm can be. the fact that I can’t control its violent nature makes me seem small‚ and alive. it’s very comforting. ♥rain is good. I love the way the

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