037 effect of deforestation
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Soil along with grass and its roots
Soil without grass and its roots
037 EFFECT OF DEFORESTATION
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To study the principles on the importance of roots in the soil
and elucidate what happens due to deforestation
MATERIALS REQUIRED
A chunk of Soil along with grass and its roots,
A chunk of Soil without grass and its roots,
A bundle of old newspapers, and
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Soil with grass and its roots
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Place the chunk of soil with grass and its roots on newspaper sheaths
and slowly add water from the top. the water passes through the soil and
drenches the paper. the pore in the soil due to activity of plants and animals.
This helps in recharging the ground water.
Soil without grass and its roots
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Place the chunk of soil without grass and its roots on newspaper sheaths
and slowly add water from the top. MOST OF THE WATER DOES NOT
pass through the soil and escapes from the surface.
Thus destruction of tress and forests leads to ground water depletion.
So, GROW MORE TREES. SHALL WE PLANT ONE TODAY?
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