Nov 05

Why Do Leaves Change Color? – Reactions

Posted in: Animation


Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions

It’s the first day of autumn and the telltale signs are here: Crisp weather, pumpkin spice lattes and most importantly, the leaves are changing colors. Ever wonder why some leaves turn red, others yellow and some just turn brown? It’s all down to chlorophyll (more like bore-ophyll!) and the glucose stored inside trees that help reveal the reds, yellows and, less excitingly, browns of fall foliage.

Find us on all these places:
Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions
Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions
Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions

Sources:
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/pubs/leaves/leaves.shtm
http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa082602a.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/earth3.htm

Related posts:

  1. What Happens When You Eat Too Much – Reactions The season of giving is often also the season of...
  2. Why Does Bacon Smell So Good? – Reactions What is it about cooking bacon that makes it smell...
  3. How to change a color in Nuke? Hi folks, probably a very simple thing, but I can't...
No Responses to “Why Do Leaves Change Color? – Reactions”

Post a Comment