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Where did the water go?
This task is about water that seems to disappear.
Tom's jar
Simon's jar
Tom and Simon left their jars of water on the window sill for a week.
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a) After a week one jar still had 1 cm water in it but the other jar was empty.
a) After a week one jar still had 1 cm water in it but the other jar was empty.
i) Whose jar was
empty
?
Tom's jar
Simon's jar
Tom's jar
Simon's jar
ii) Where did the water go?
iii) Explain why the other jar still had water in it.
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b) i) Does the process of evaporation take place in both jars?
(Choose one)
Yes
No
Yes
No
ii) Explain why you think this.
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c) Maria said "That one is just like the Earth's water cycle".
c) Maria said "That one is just like the Earth's water cycle".
i) Whose jar was she talking about?
Tom's jar
Simon's jar
Tom's jar
Simon's jar
ii) What do you think she meant? In what ways is it like the water cycle?