IB ESS HL 8.3.6 Acid rain impacts Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 8.3.6 by applying acid rain impacts concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 8.3.6 by applying acid rain impacts concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Figure Average hourly variation in ozone on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure Average hourly variation in NOx on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure Average hourly variation in SO2 on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil
Describe one impact of high SO2 concentrations on forest systems.
acid deposition on forests causing tree dieback / leaching of plant nutrients / can kill soil microbes / can release metals that can be toxic to plants/microbes;
Note: Do not credit "acid deposition" alone or just the impact alone, they must connect acid deposition to the impact.