Water on Earth and the water cycle
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
At home, find two places where water is used. Write what it is used for.
Answers differ. For example: the kitchen tap for cooking and washing, the bathroom for washing.
2
A family of 6 closes the tap while brushing, and each person saves 2 cups. How many cups does the family save each time?
6 × 2 = 12 cups.
3
Draw the water cycle. Label evaporation, condensation, precipitation and groundwater.
Check the order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, then running water and groundwater, and back again.
4
A cold bottle from the fridge gets drops on the outside. Where do the drops come from?
From water vapour in the air. It cools on the cold bottle and condenses.
5
Name three things the people of Siwa get from plants.
For example: dates, olive oil and baskets made from palm leaves.