1. What specifically about your topic, are you going to research? The topics that I am going to research are "What are the effects of acid rain on the environment."
2. What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific. This is the main part of your assignment. Acid rain effects the environment by killing trees, forests, habitats, lakes, plants, etc. It effects trees because it kills the leaves and needles on them. It effects lakes because lakes polluted by acid rain will only support the hardiest species. Acid rain is a form of pollution. Plants and animals are also effected by acid rain. Plants that are "hit" by acid rain often either die or their growth spurts are stunted. Many plants are a source of food for a certain animal. When that certain plant dies, that means that their is a less amount of food for that animal that depends on that plant for food. There are solutions for acid rain which include a process called liming, less transportation in vehicles, reducing the use of electric power, reducing power consumption, scrubbers, and catalytic converters. Liming is when you use alkaline substances such as quicklime and you put it into the lake. Using less transportation vehicles will help because it will reduce the amount of emission that is released into the air. Reducing electric power and power consumption will reduce the amount of coal being burnt to produce electricity. Doing this alone will reduce the amount of pollution. Lastly, scrubbers and catalytic converters ensure that the exhaust that comes out of the pipes from automobiles are harmless.
3. What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations? If nobody listened to my recommendations (worst- case scenario) then the Earth will face constant problems with acid rain. Earth will be polluted and this will have a big toll in our lives in the long run because we depend on the Earth for food, oxygen, water, and a place to live. If Earth gets over polluted than we can't depend on it any more. This also means that their will be less plants and animals because they either lost their habitat or they lost their food.
4.What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations? If everybody listened to my suggestions for acid rain (best-case scenario) then the Earth would face less pollution. There will be less lost habitats and less lost food for the living organisms around us. Lakes, forests, plants, habitats, and trees will be able to grow and live without some of the pollution that roams the Earth.
