ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE ACID RAIN AND BUILDING STONES
By Elaine S. McGee
Open File Report 95-566
This 38-page report provides 12 activities for students to explore the effects of acid rain on
building stones. Some activities included are
What is an acid?
What is neutralization?
What makes rain acid?
What is dissolution?
How does dissolution affect rocks?
Does this material react with acid?
Why do parts of some building surfaces look black?
The report includes sources for materials needed to do the activities and also suggestions of ways
you can use your community to explore acid rain and its effect on buildings.
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US Geological Survey
907 National Center
Reston, VA 20192
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