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It’s a Gas! The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere (Spanish)

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The cover of "It's a Gas: The Exchange of Gases Between the Soil and the Atmosphere" featuring a black and white drawing of a person looking at a cow through a magnifying glass.
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Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into a pasture so that cattle can be raised for human consumption. When forest land becomes pasture, the soil changes. The soil changes again once the land is abandoned. The scientists wanted to know if new forests in pastures released greenhouse gases.

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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? Materials: Two thermometers...

    FACTivity – It’s a Gas! (Spanish)

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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? Materials: Two thermometers...
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  • anaerobic

    (an ǝ rō bik): Living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen.

  • bacteria

    (bak tir ē ǝ): (Singular: bacterium) A group of single-celled microorganisms that live in soil, water, the bodies of plants and animals, or matter obtained from living things and are important because of their chemical effects and disease-causing abilities.

  • climate

    (klī mǝt): The average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years.

  • compacted

    (kǝm pak tǝd): Having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined.

  • gaseous

    (ga sē ǝs or ga shǝs): Having the form of or being gas.

  • 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.

  • porous

    (pȯr ǝs): Full of tiny openings or spaces (as in the skin or the soil); capable of absorbing liquids.

  • sample

    (sam pəl): A small subset group, representative of the entire group.

  • specialization

    (spe sh(ǝ) lǝ zā shǝn): Being designed, trained, or fitted for one particular purpose or job or area of study.

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  • Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into a pasture so that cattle can be raised for human consumption. When...

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

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    • Middle School
    • 1 Classroom Period
    • Agriculture
    • Atmosphere
    • Cattle
    • Deforestation
    • Forest Succession
    • Green House Effect
    • Nitrogen Cycle
    • Pasture
    • Soil
    Tropical forests are sometimes cut down so that humans can use the trees for wood and other products. Then, the cleared land is made into a pasture so that cattle can be raised for human consumption. When...
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    Test your knowledge on anaerobic, climate, and the greenhouse effect.
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