WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT

Water Cycle in a Bag

The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water within the
Earth and atmosphere. It is a complex system that includes many different
processes. Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form
clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow. Wikipedia

Guide Questions:
1. What happen to the water inside the Ziplock bag? Explain.
 Because the zip lock bag containing the water was placed in direct
sunlight, the water inside began to become moist as the days
passed. When exposed to heat and sunlight, water tends to warm
up and become wet, resembling a droplet of water.

2. How can you relate the experiment to a real water cycle? Explain.
 What happened in the water within the ziplocked bag can be
compared to a real water cycle. Its procedure is similar to how it
works in the process of actual water cycle. The water cycle
includes the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation,
and collection. Similar to what happened during the experiment.
Direct sunlight warmed the water in the bag, causing it to
evaporate and turn into a gas. Condensation occurs as the gas
cools, changing it to liquid in the same way that a single drop of
water does inside a zip-top bag. When enough water condenses,
the air can no longer hold it, causing rain or water to fall.

3. Explain the process of water cycle.

 Direct sunlight causes liquid water or water molecules to evaporate
and convert into water vapor. Following evaporation, water vapor
condenses to form clouds in the condensation process. When there
is enough water in the clouds, they become very heavy and
undergo the precipitation process, in which the water returns to
the ground in the form of rain.

References:
https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/water-cycle-bag/
Prepared:
GRACIE ANN M. DY
LOHB – EED 16 Instructor
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 HURRICANE EXPERIMENT

Hurricane in a Bowl
A Hurricane or tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system
characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric
circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that
produce heavy rain and/or squalls. Wikipedia
Guide Questions:
1. What happen to the water while stirring? Explain.
 While stirring the water in a circular motion, it creates a swirl in
the water inside the bowl. Getting the water to the point where it
can continue to swirl in a circle in the bowl by itself will be enough
to create a hurricane-like look inside the bowl.

2. How can you relate the experiment to a real tropical cyclone? Explain.
 A hurricane begins as a low-pressure area and grows until it
becomes larger. We represent this by stirring the water in the bowl.
We added the food coloring to get a sense of what else is going on
with the spin caused by a tropical storm or hurricane. The "eye" of
the hurricane is represented by the spinning center. While the eye
is the calmest part of the storm, the outer edge, or "eyewall,"
contains some of the storm's strongest circulation and most
damaging winds.

3. Explain the how tropical cyclone formed

 The source of energy for a tropical cyclone is provided by the
transfer of water vapour and heat from the warm ocean to the
overlying air, primarily through evaporation from the sea surface.
As warm, moist air rises, it expands and cools, quickly becoming
saturated and releasing latent heat through condensation of water
vapour. This process warms and moistens the air column in the
core of the developing disturbance. The temperature difference
between the warm, rising air and the cooler environment causes
the rising air to become buoyant, enhancing its upward movement
even further.

References:
https://www.theactivetimes.com/featured/simple-home-weather-
experiments/slide-20
Prepared:
GRACIE ANN M. DY
LOHB – EED 16 Instructor
Prepared:
GRACIE ANN M. DY
LOHB – EED 16 Instructor