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FACTivity – It’s a Gas!

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In this FACTivity, you will simulate the greenhouse effect and answer the question: What are the similarities between a glass jar with soil and the Earth’s atmosphere?

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FACTivity – It’s a Gas!

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It's a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere

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  • greenhouse effect

    (grēn hau̇s i fekt): A warming of Earth’s surface and the air above it caused by gases in the air that trap energy from the Sun.

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