Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere is oxidized in the presence of nitrogen dioxide. Acid rain is an example of _______.

Sulfur dioxide is emitted into the air, then reacts with other substances in the atmosphere to form acids that fall as acid rain. A pollutant formed in the atmosphere through chemical reactions is a secondary pollutant, so the correct choice is “a secondary pollutant.”

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