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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 917 · 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.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) slide on them (c) pour more water (d) wipe them dry
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the time we wait
  4. 4.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass leaks (b) ice escapes the glass (c) vapour in air cools (d) the glass sweats
  5. 5.True or false: sweat drying on skin is melting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) lightning (c) rain (d) sunshine
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) the time we wait (c) the size of the bowl (d) sun or shade
  9. 9.True or false: dew on morning grass is melting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: wet hair drying is freezing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) water becoming ice (b) butter going runny (c) dew on morning grass (d) ice becoming water
  13. 13.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) sunlight
  15. 15.True or false: ice cubes is not 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? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a pond icing over is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the water turns red (b) the bowl freezes (c) fewer drops form (d) more drops form
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small cup (c) ice cubes (d) a big bowl
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  22. 22.True or false: a puddle drying up is condensation. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) water becoming ice (c) dew on morning grass (d) a puddle drying up
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) ice cubes (c) a magnet (d) a big bowl
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) cling film (d) sunlight
  26. 26.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) wet hair drying (c) a pond icing over (d) snow turning to water
  27. 27.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) hot water is heavy (c) it changes colour (d) hot water is magnetic
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the time we wait (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is condensation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.💧 Which change is this: ice becoming water? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) the air outside (c) water warmed by the Sun (d) the bowl itself
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the size of the bowl”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  38. 38.True or false: a pond icing over is melting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: wet hair drying is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) a puddle drying up (b) drops on a cold glass (c) snow turning to water (d) wet clothes drying

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. wipe them dry
  3. sun or shade
  4. vapour in air cools
  5. False
  6. True
  7. rain
  8. how many drops form
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. dew on morning grass
  13. True
  14. sunlight
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. more drops form
  20. yeast
  21. we keep it the same
  22. False
  23. water becoming ice
  24. a magnet
  25. a magnet
  26. a pond icing over
  27. hot water can scald
  28. not needed
  29. the time we wait
  30. needed
  31. True
  32. not needed
  33. melting
  34. we keep it the same
  35. not needed
  36. water warmed by the Sun
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. True
  40. snow turning to water

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