In lakes around the world, some have thick deposits of limestone, which is made up of calcium carbonate, and are resistant to the effects of acid rain. What parallels can you draw between these lakes and the smokestack scrubbers being used in coal-powered factories?

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A: DDT, which is the abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, is an insecticide that is added…

Q: In what ways are Ca and Si cycling in oceanwaters similar, and in what ways do they differ?How do…

A: The environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, solar energy, soil, and others are…

Q: In biofuel production, plants are grown in order to create fuels thatare eventually burned in…

A: Biofuels are fuels that are isolated from biological sources. These fuels are always considered to…

Q: What is the increase on distilled water stations in a certain place tells us?

A: Water can be considered an elixir of life. It is used for many purposes in human life. So the…

Q: Researchers examining decomposition in a freshwater marsh estimated the following decomposition rate…

A: Given  Decomposition rate constant of soft tissue (fish and waterfowl) = 0.058 - 0.61/d.…

Q: What is the difference between coal and charcoal?

A: Coal and Charcoal are firmly related simultaneously disparate in their own specific manners. Coal is…

Q: What is the name of the flux from carbon in the atmosphere moving to carbon in the ocean?

A: Carbon is one of the most abundant elements present on the Earth in many forms or states of matter.…

Q: The relative humidity in pore spaces is high in soils in tropical areas but low in desert soils.…

A: The tropics are warm all year, averaging 25 to 28 degrees Celsius. Desert surfaces receive a little…

Q: Why is it important the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere?

A: CO2 :- It was the first gas to be studied 0.03% in the atmosphere It is the heaviest gas It is…

Q: When warm summer temperatures set in and the surface of a lake reaches 200 Celsius, how much oxygen…

A: Dissolved oxygen It is the free, non compound oxygen present in water. It is vital for many life…

Q: Which of the following is the primary source of the acid in acid rain?a. ozone produced by…

A: Acid rain is the phenomenon that occurs when the pollutant that is released from the various human…

Q: Natural pyritic deposits, such as underground coal seams, donot contribute to acid mine drainage;…

A: The pyrite or fool’s gold or iron pyrite is an iron disulfide mineral that occurs naturally. The…

Q: How would you prove that dissolve oxygen is an important yardstick of water pollution

A: Dissolved oxygen refers to the level of oxygen which is free and non compounded, present in the…

Q: What is the global warming potential of methane when compared to carbon dioxide?

A: The Global Warming Potential (GWP) was created to allow comparisons of different gases' global…

Q: Biomass combustion does not contribute to global warming

A: In this question, we have to check the given statement is True or False.

Q: We also discussed the role of litter quality.  Tell me how one of the chemical components of leaf…

A: Ecosystem balance, often known as "ecosystem homeostasis," is influenced by both factors that tend…

Q: The two great industrial tragedies namely, MIC and Chernobyl tragedies occurred where and at which…

A: Industrial tragedies are the accidents which occur in industries which took life’s of so many…

Q: BOD correlates to A) O the amount of organic material in water B) O the level of photosynthetic…

A: Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other…

Q: What are the consequences of using water from ponds and rivers to cool industrial processes? What…

A: Pollution refers to the change in the constitution of any environment i.e. water, land, and air…

Q: Why is the ozone layer vital to life on earth?

A: Ozone is a tri oxygen which is not stable and can undergo rapid dissociation. It is present as a…

Q: Which city is considered a brown air city because of pollutants in the air under go chemical…

A: Smog is the air pollution that is form due to mixture of smog and fog , results in low visibility.

Q: Chapter 3 Question 45 Which of the following graphs describes the relationship between [H3O+) and…

A: The pH of a solution is defined as the measurement of how acidic or basic an aqueous solution is.…

Q: Question 34 Carotenoids and chlorophyll would have two different absorbance spectra. O True O False…

A: I gave you all the answer in Step 2

Q: Does lightning contain chemicals

A: Lightning occurs when the positive and negative charges separate from each other within the cloud.…

Q: Discuss why does the average temperature of the atmosphere rise? What might have caused an…

A: Average temperature of atmosphere has been rising with the advent of industrialisation  Many…

Q: Which is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV rays through the atmosphere…

A: Ozone (O3) is a highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms. It is both a natural and a…

Q: This photograph was taken in 1989, 9 years after Mount Saint Helens erupted. Compare this photo with…

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Q: TRUE OR FALSE            Radioactivity, electrical energy, heat ,and sound energy from the sun were…

A: Primitive forms of the earth's atmosphere included only a small concentration of free oxygen and was…

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the six "criteria pollutants" found in air pollution?

A: EXPLANATION   six of the most common air pollutants— carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides,…

Q: In the figure below, why might the candle in jar A burn longer than the candle in jar E

A: Plants perform photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide and water are used in presence of sunlight and…

Q: If space exploration revealed a planet that had the water, sunlight, and climate, necessary to…

A: There has been consistent search of water on the nearby planets, especially on Mars. Mars is closely…

Q: How and in what way does an input of organicmatter, such as sewage, affect the oxygen content of…

A: The occurrence of organic pollution occurs when there will be an excessive quantity of organic…

Q: What is spreading of oil on the surface of rivers or sea due to leakage from tankers known as?

A: The life of the aquatic animals is exploited due to human intervention. Some of its negative impacts…

Q: Why do limestone buildings show signs of damage?

A: Environmental pollution is very serious thing which is caused by humans. In the we are damaging our…

Q: Which of the following water sources will most likely have the highest amount of dissolved oxygen? O…

A: Water bodies absorb oxygen from the atmosphere and this amount of oxygen that present in water is…

Q: Why carbon monoxide is a pollutant?

A: The atmosphere is composed of 77% nitrogen 21% oxygen 0.04 % CO2 and remaining are the other gases.…

Q: All life forms on Earth depend on plants in order to exist. Give three reasons that support this…

A: In order exist on earth every living organisms required certain things like food, water, sunlight…

Q: A5 A6 is simply a flow of huge amount of air, usually from a higher pressure area to a low pressure…

A: High pressure area means areas with settled weather. Low pressure areas are those where atmosphere…

Q: In stratosphere, which elements acts as a catalyst in degradation of ozone and release of molecular…

A: Ozone refers to highly reactive compound present in the Earth's upper atmosphere. It includes three…

Q: If decomposers usually grow faster and decompose material more quicklyin warmer ecosystems, why is…

A: Decomposer: These are those organisms that decompose dead organisms. Organisms like fungi,…

Q: If you will think abstractly, Water cycle on earth uses what somewhat similar method to give back…

A: Water(hydrologic) cycle is a continuous cycle where it describes the movement of water within the…

Q: Why can’t seawater be used to water plants?

A: Plants are multicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes belonging to Kingdom Plantae. Plants are termed…

Q: How does sleet differ from hail? O A. Sleet is frozen raindrops, and hail is frozen layers of…

A: Any liquid or frozen water that exists within the atmosphere and falls down to Earth is referred to…

Q: Based on what you know about ozone thinning, which location would be the most concerning in terms of…

A: Ozone layer First discovered by Christian Friedrich schonbein in 1840. It is a layer in Earth’s…

Q: Which graph shows most clearly what will happen to the rate of transpiration as humidity increases?…

A: Transpiration can be defined as the physiological process in which there will be more water loss…

Microbes

Microbes are microscopic living organisms that can only be detected with the help of specialized laboratory equipment called a microscope. These living organisms are so small that they are not visible to the naked eye.