Simulate The Processes Involve in The Water Cycle Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection. 2. Explain The Water Cycle
Simulate The Processes Involve in The Water Cycle Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection. 2. Explain The Water Cycle
Simulate The Processes Involve in The Water Cycle Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection. 2. Explain The Water Cycle
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Activity 2.1: Let’s Learn the Water Cycle
Name: Date:
Grade & Section: Group No.: Teacher: Florence B. Rivera
OBJECTIVES:
1. Simulate the processes involve in the water cycle; evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
2. Explain the water cycle.
EXPERIMENT A – Evaporate…Condensate…Precipitate
MATERIALS:
large bowl
mug or small cup
plastic wrap
string/large rubber band
water
PROCEDURE:
1. Place the mug or small cup in the center of the bowl. Fill the bowl with water about 2/3 of the way up the cup (do not put water inside the cup).
2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and either tie it with string or place a large rubber band around it to secure the plastic wrap.
3. Place it outside in a sunny area for a few minutes.
4. After several minutes, observe the bowl. The plastic wrap will have water droplets and some of it will have dripped or fallen into the cup/mug.
Q1. Which part of the set – up simulates the process of evaporation? Explain. ________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________ Q3. Which part of the set – up simulates the process of precipitation? Explain.
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Q2. Which part of the set – up simulates the process of condensation? Explain. ________________________________________________________________
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Environment Science – Activity 2.1: Let’s Learn the Water Cycle
Name: Grade & Section:
MATERIALS:
1. Place approximately 3 tablespoons of water in the small glass and add about 10 drops of blue food coloring.
2. Fill the medium glass with water. Add 1-3 inches of shaving cream to the top. The more shaving cream used, the longer the experiment will last.
3. Add the colored water to the shaving cream drop by drop using an eye dropper or by dipping the straw in the colored water, placing your finger over the end, holding it
over the shaving cream, and lifting your finger enough to allow drops of colored water to drip onto the shaving cream.
4. Continue dropping the water onto the shaving cream until you observe it getting too heavy and “rain” starting to come out below. Depending on the amount of shaving
cream used, this could take anywhere from 40-100 drops.
5. This experiment demonstrates what happens in the clouds during the water cycle. When a cloud accumulates too many water droplets they fall in the form of
precipitation. In the experiment, after a certain point the shaving cream can no longer absorb the water drops and gravity pulls them down into the water
Q4. What does the set – up simulates? Explain. Q6. What will happen if one process involved in the water cycle does not occur?
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Q5. What factors enables precipitation to take place? Explain Q7. What makes the cycle important?
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