Earth Science Flashcards
1
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Acid Clouds
A
soluble clouds containing sulphur, which fall as acid rain
2
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Acidosis
A
a disease where an organism’s pH gets too low
3
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Acid Rain
A
rain containing sulphuric acid that lowers the pH of lakes, rivers and soils around the globe
4
Q
Alkadosis
A
a disease where an organism’s pH gets too high
5
Q
Avogadro’s Number
A
6.02x10^23
the amount of particles in 1g of hydrogen
6
Q
Decimetre
A
a tenth of a metre
7
Q
Pangaea
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the original supercontinent that broke up into tectonic plates
8
Q
Sulphuric Acid
A
a weak acid, H2SO4
