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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 887 · 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.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) condensation
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) butter going runny (b) snow turning to water (c) water becoming ice (d) a misty bathroom mirror
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the time we wait (c) the cling film cover (d) how many drops form
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) yeast (d) sunlight
  7. 7.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) wipe them dry (c) pour more water (d) leave them wet
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) ice cubes
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they turn to ice (b) they never dry (c) faster (d) slower
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) sunlight (c) a big bowl (d) a small cup
  12. 12.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) water becoming ice (b) ice becoming water (c) wet clothes drying (d) drops under a pot lid
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) a puddle drying up (c) wet hair drying (d) snow turning to water
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) a magnet (d) cling film
  18. 18.True or false: water is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛟 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
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) water warmed by the Sun (b) the cling film (c) the bowl itself (d) the air outside
  22. 22.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to ice (c) the water increases (d) some water evaporates
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) freezing
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) the bowl freezes (c) fewer drops form (d) the water turns red
  27. 27.True or false: a big bowl is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: ice cubes is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) freezing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) drops under a pot lid (d) dew on morning grass
  33. 33.True or false: wet hair drying is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) ice becoming water (c) snow turning to water (d) butter going runny
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.💧 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

Answer key

  1. melting
  2. True
  3. True
  4. water becoming ice
  5. how many drops form
  6. yeast
  7. wipe them dry
  8. ice cubes
  9. faster
  10. False
  11. a magnet
  12. wet clothes drying
  13. snow turning to water
  14. we keep it the same
  15. True
  16. we change it
  17. a magnet
  18. False
  19. hot water can scald
  20. needed
  21. water warmed by the Sun
  22. freezing
  23. some water evaporates
  24. we keep it the same
  25. evaporation
  26. more drops form
  27. False
  28. needed
  29. False
  30. True
  31. evaporation
  32. a pond icing over
  33. False
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. True
  37. not needed
  38. drops under a pot lid
  39. True
  40. vapour in air cools

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