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Why Do the Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
By Skipper the Door County Otter and Sponsored by Sound Expressions
Oct 5, 2011 - 8:52:07 AM
Dear Skipper,
I love fall. I like how the air smells and the cooler temperatures and the blustery wind. I have a question for you about the leaves. Why do they change color in the fall? Please tell me.
Love your friend,
Peyton
Age 8, Brussels, WI
Dear Peyton,
I love fall, too! The pretty colors, the smells and especially pumpkin pie!
I’ve always been interested in why leaves change color, too. Here is some information about it, that I got from my friends at www.sciencemadesimple.com:
Plants make their own food. They take water from the ground through their roots. They take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. They turn water and carbon dioxide into food and oxygen. Oxygen is a gas in the air that we need to breathe. Plants make their food using sunlight and something called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color. Winter days are short and dry. Many plants stop making food in the fall. The chlorophyll goes away. Then we can see orange and yellow colors. These colors were in the leaves all summer, but the green covered them up. Some leaves turn red. This color is made in the fall, from food trapped in the leaves. Brown colors are also made in the fall. They come from wastes left in the leaves.
Isn’t that neat? Now I’m going outside to rake a big pile of leaves to jump into!
Enjoy the beautiful Door County fall!
Your friend,
Skipper
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