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Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 920 · 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? True or false: how many drops form is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) sunshine (c) lightning (d) rain
  4. 4.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet clothes drying (c) butter going runny (d) making ice lollies
  5. 5.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) it changes colour (d) hot water can scald
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) it turns to ice (c) it turns to salt (d) some water evaporates
  7. 7.True or false: drops under a pot lid is freezing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) leave them wet (c) slide on them (d) wipe them dry
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) ice cubes (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) the size of the bowl (c) sun or shade (d) the amount of water
  13. 13.True or false: sunlight is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
  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.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) more drops form (c) the water turns red (d) fewer drops form
  18. 18.📘 What is water vapour? (a) water as a gas (b) salty water (c) a kind of smoke (d) tiny ice cubes
  19. 19.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a small cup (c) a battery cell (d) a big bowl
  21. 21.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) freezing
  22. 22.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) dew on morning grass (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a misty bathroom mirror
  25. 25.💧 Which change is this: making ice lollies? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) melting
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making ice lollies (b) ice becoming water (c) a pond icing over (d) water becoming ice
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) turmeric powder (d) cling film
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they never dry (b) slower (c) they turn to ice (d) faster
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a small cup (c) a magnet (d) cling film
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) wet hair drying (c) wet clothes drying (d) a puddle drying up
  32. 32.True or false: wet hair drying is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  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 cling film cover”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) freezing
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the air outside (b) the bowl itself (c) the cling film (d) water warmed by the Sun

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. rain
  4. making ice lollies
  5. hot water can scald
  6. some water evaporates
  7. False
  8. wipe them dry
  9. needed
  10. we change it
  11. ice cubes
  12. sun or shade
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. needed
  17. more drops form
  18. water as a gas
  19. True
  20. a battery cell
  21. freezing
  22. True
  23. yeast
  24. sweat drying on skin
  25. freezing
  26. ice becoming water
  27. turmeric powder
  28. faster
  29. we keep it the same
  30. a magnet
  31. dew on morning grass
  32. True
  33. evaporation
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. we keep it the same
  37. evaporation
  38. not needed
  39. False
  40. water warmed by the Sun

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