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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 828 · 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 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? True or false: sun or shade is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) dew on morning grass (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a misty bathroom mirror
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  6. 6.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) wind (c) lightning (d) rain
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they turn to ice (b) slower (c) faster (d) they never dry
  8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) some water evaporates (c) the water increases (d) it turns to ice
  10. 10.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet hair drying (c) wet clothes drying (d) butter going runny
  11. 11.True or false: water becoming ice is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) melting
  13. 13.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is heavy (d) hot water is magnetic
  14. 14.True or false: wet clothes drying is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: ice becoming water is melting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 cling film cover
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) a small cup (c) water (d) a battery cell
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) ice becoming water (c) snow turning to water (d) butter going runny
  19. 19.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) ice becoming water (b) making ice lollies (c) butter going runny (d) wet clothes drying
  20. 20.True or false: dew on morning grass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) yeast (d) cling film
  22. 22.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) leave them wet (c) wipe them dry (d) pour more water
  24. 24.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) making ice lollies (c) drops under a pot lid (d) water becoming ice
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade (d) the size of the bowl
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) a magnet (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) cling film (c) water (d) a small cup
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) wet hair drying (b) snow turning to water (c) dew on morning grass (d) a pond icing over
  34. 34.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) making ice lollies (b) a puddle drying up (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) wet clothes drying
  35. 35.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) the glass leaks (c) ice escapes the glass (d) vapour in air cools
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the time we wait”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: how many drops form is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: how many drops form is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) a puddle drying up (c) drops on a cold glass (d) dew on morning grass
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) ice cubes (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. True
  4. sweat drying on skin
  5. we change it
  6. rain
  7. faster
  8. True
  9. some water evaporates
  10. butter going runny
  11. False
  12. evaporation
  13. hot water can scald
  14. True
  15. True
  16. the cling film cover
  17. a battery cell
  18. wet clothes drying
  19. making ice lollies
  20. True
  21. yeast
  22. True
  23. wipe them dry
  24. True
  25. True
  26. drops under a pot lid
  27. sun or shade
  28. sunlight
  29. a magnet
  30. a mirror
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. wet hair drying
  34. a misty bathroom mirror
  35. vapour in air cools
  36. we keep it the same
  37. False
  38. True
  39. a puddle drying up
  40. ice cubes

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