EARTH SCIENCE

GRADE 11

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Activity 5
Hydrological Cycle Model

Earth is the third planet from the sun and considered as haven for many life forms. As a
closed system, it serves as harbor of life for billions of years and still continue to comfort
innumerable life forms. Thus, Earth itself has different systems that interact with other to provide
all the necessities in order for life to continue to prosper. One of the many great blessings is its
water resources. Today, engage yourselves in fully understanding all about the water cycle.

Instructions: This is an individual activity. Prepare the materials and read the procedures
carefully. Provide your observations by writing it on the table. Answer the questions after
performing the activity. You may write your answer in a bond paper, after take a photo or scan it, or
you can make it digitally in the format of pdf, doc, or picture file. You can also directly type your
answers on this sheet and submit it in our class.

Materials and Equipment:

● warm water
● blue food coloring
● small bowl
● plastic wrap
● rubber bands
● lamp or any light source
● clear container or plastic aquarium
● ziplock bag filled with ice
● ziplock bag containing sand, gravel or soil

Procedure

1. Pour water in the clear container. The depth should be around 2 to 5 cm.
Put some food coloring to make the water easier to see.

2. Put the ziplock bag containing sand, gravel or soil on one end of the
aquarium. Make sure that the bag is above the water level.

3. Put a small bowl on top of the bag with sand, gravel or soil.

4. Cover the clear container with a plastic wrap. Use a rubber band to hold
the wrap in place.

5. Put the ziplock bag filled with ice on the plastic wrap. Position it on the
part where the bag of sand and small bowl is located.

6. Turn on the lamp and focus it through the lid. Refer to the setup shown
in the illustration below.
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what happens after few minutes. Record your observation.

8. For the second setup, repeat step 1 to 5. Take note that this setup doesn’t
need lamp.

9. For the third setup, repeat step 2 to 6. Take note that this setup doesn’t
have water inside the clear container.

10. For the fourth setup, repeat step 1, 2, 3, 6. Take note that this setup
doesn’t have a plastic wrap and ice.

Process Questions:
Write your answer in the Physics notebook and prepare to share it to class during synchronous class.

1. Which part of the activity simulated evaporation, condensation and precipitation?

2. Is condensation possible without the ice? Why or why not?
3. Is water considered a renewable or non-renewable resource? Why?
4. What do you think is the importance of sun, water and atmosphere for making the
hydrologic cycle possible?
5. What would happen if hydrologic cycle doesn’t occur?