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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 532 · 40 questions
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What you do (Up as vapour, down as drops): 1. Pour some water into the big bowl and stand the small cup in the middle. 2. Cover the bowl tightly with cling film. 3. Put a few ice cubes on top of the film, over the cup. 4. Leave it in the sun for an hour and look for drops in the cup.

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  1. 1.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.💧 Which change is this: a misty bathroom mirror? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a small cup (c) ice cubes (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they never dry (b) they turn to ice (c) faster (d) slower
  6. 6.💧 Which change is this: butter going runny? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) melting (d) freezing
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) ice cubes (d) cling film
  8. 8.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) it changes colour (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
  9. 9.True or false: making ice lollies is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) ice escapes the glass (c) vapour in air cools (d) the glass leaks
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the size of the bowl is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) wet hair drying (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a puddle drying up (d) ice becoming water
  14. 14.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) a puddle drying up (b) wet clothes drying (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) water becoming ice
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) butter going runny (c) snow turning to water (d) making ice lollies
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the size of the bowl (b) sun or shade (c) the time we wait (d) the cling film cover
  17. 17.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small cup (c) water (d) a big bowl
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to smoke (c) it turns to drops (d) it disappears
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cling film cover (b) how many drops form (c) the time we wait (d) the amount of water
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) sunlight (d) ice cubes
  25. 25.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) slide on them (c) pour more water (d) leave them wet
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a small cup (d) a mirror
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) melting (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) freezing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water becoming ice (b) drops under a pot lid (c) a pond icing over (d) making ice lollies
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.True or false: a big bowl is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: ice becoming water is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: making ice lollies is melting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to ice (d) it turns to salt
  40. 40.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) making ice lollies (b) snow turning to water (c) wet clothes drying (d) drops on a cold glass

Answer key

  1. False
  2. needed
  3. condensation
  4. a battery cell
  5. faster
  6. melting
  7. a battery cell
  8. hot water can scald
  9. False
  10. vapour in air cools
  11. False
  12. True
  13. ice becoming water
  14. water becoming ice
  15. making ice lollies
  16. sun or shade
  17. evaporation
  18. yeast
  19. not needed
  20. True
  21. True
  22. it turns to drops
  23. how many drops form
  24. a balloon
  25. wipe them dry
  26. not needed
  27. a small cup
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. evaporation
  32. drops under a pot lid
  33. True
  34. we change it
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. needed
  39. some water evaporates
  40. wet clothes drying

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