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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 639 · 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: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) how many drops form (c) the size of the bowl
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cling film cover (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade
  4. 4.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) vapour in air cools
  5. 5.True or false: dew on morning grass is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) water (d) a battery cell
  8. 8.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: a puddle drying up is melting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they turn to ice (b) faster (c) slower (d) they never dry
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.True or false: butter going runny is condensation. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  16. 16.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to smoke (b) it turns to drops (c) it turns to salt (d) it disappears
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) butter going runny (c) sweat drying on skin (d) snow turning to water
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) yeast (c) cling film (d) a small cup
  19. 19.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is melting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the amount of water (d) the cling film cover
  23. 23.True or false: drops on a cold glass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the bowl freezes (c) the water turns red (d) more drops form
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a small cup (c) sunlight (d) water
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) ice becoming water (c) butter going runny (d) snow turning to water
  28. 28.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) slide on them (c) wipe them dry (d) leave them wet
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
  31. 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) drops under a pot lid (c) ice becoming water (d) drops on a cold glass
  33. 33.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) butter going runny (b) drops on a cold glass (c) a pond icing over (d) drops under a pot lid
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (b) how many drops form (c) the size of the bowl (d) the amount of water
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cling film (d) a battery cell
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) ice cubes (d) a big bowl
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) ice cubes
  39. 39.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the size of the bowl
  3. the cling film cover
  4. vapour in air cools
  5. False
  6. not needed
  7. a battery cell
  8. hot water can scald
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. freezing
  12. faster
  13. we keep it the same
  14. False
  15. True
  16. it turns to drops
  17. sweat drying on skin
  18. yeast
  19. False
  20. needed
  21. needed
  22. sun or shade
  23. True
  24. condensation
  25. more drops form
  26. a balloon
  27. a puddle drying up
  28. wipe them dry
  29. needed
  30. evaporation
  31. True
  32. ice becoming water
  33. True
  34. a pond icing over
  35. how many drops form
  36. cling film
  37. a mirror
  38. ice cubes
  39. True
  40. not needed

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