Acidic precipitation is produced by ____.
A) sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides dissolving in moist air
B) exhaust from nuclear fission reactors
C) atmospheric inversion
D) sunlight reacting with automobile exhaust

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Acidic precipitation, also known as acid rain, is caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (commonly produced by industrial and transportation activities) reacting with moisture in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid, which then fall to the ground as rain or other forms of precipitation. Exhaust from nuclear fission reactors, atmospheric inversion, and sunlight reacting with automobile exhaust do not produce acidic precipitation.

Acidic Precipitation Is Produced by ____