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IB ESS SL 8.3.6 Acid Rain Impacts Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 8.3.6 by applying acid rain impacts concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Explain how acid deposition causes soil nutrient leaching, toxic-ion release and foliage damage in terrestrial systems.
  • Explain how acidified freshwater causes toxicity and losses of fish, invertebrates and biodiversity.
  • Relate polluted air to human-health effects and damage to buildings or monuments in affected urban areas.

IB ESS SL 8.3.6 Acid Rain Impacts Questions question 1

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Figure 3(a): Average hourly variation in ozone on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure 3(a): Average hourly variation in ozone on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure 3(b): Average hourly variation in NOx on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure 3(b): Average hourly variation in NOx on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure 3(c): Average hourly variation in SO2 on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Figure 3(c): Average hourly variation in SO2 on wet and dry days in Guarujá, Brazil

Describe one impact of high SO2\mathrm{SO}_{2} concentrations on forest systems.

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