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