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.True or false: ice cubes is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) drops on a cold glass (c) sweat drying on skin (d) butter going runny
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snow turning to water (b) drops under a pot lid (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) dew on morning grass
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 6.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) wet hair drying (b) dew on morning grass (c) snow turning to water (d) drops on a cold glass
- 7.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) sunlight
- 10.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it disappears (b) it turns to salt (c) it turns to drops (d) it turns to smoke
- 11.⚖️ 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 time we wait (b) the cling film cover (c) sun or shade (d) the size of the bowl
- 12.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) a puddle drying up (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) a pond icing over
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) yeast
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 17.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) lightning (c) wind (d) rain
- 18.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) water (d) a mirror
- 20.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
- 21.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to ice (d) the water increases
- 22.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) yeast (c) a small cup (d) water
- 25.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) ice cubes
- 28.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 30.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass sweats (c) vapour in air cools (d) the glass leaks
- 31.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📘 What is water vapour? (a) a kind of smoke (b) water as a gas (c) tiny ice cubes (d) salty water
- 33.⚖️ 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) the time we wait (b) sun or shade (c) the cling film cover (d) how many drops form
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) a balloon (d) ice cubes
- 35.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 37.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a puddle drying up (b) drops under a pot lid (c) butter going runny (d) snow turning to water
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) dew on morning grass (c) a puddle drying up (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 39.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💧 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
Answer key
- True
- True
- sweat drying on skin
- snow turning to water
- we keep it the same
- wet hair drying
- needed
- False
- sunlight
- it turns to drops
- sun or shade
- a pond icing over
- yeast
- True
- hot water can scald
- water
- rain
- evaporation
- a mirror
- the size of the bowl
- some water evaporates
- evaporation
- False
- yeast
- True
- False
- ice cubes
- False
- we measure it
- vapour in air cools
- False
- water as a gas
- how many drops form
- a balloon
- condensation
- we keep it the same
- a puddle drying up
- a puddle drying up
- True
- water warmed by the Sun
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