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.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) ice escapes the glass (c) the glass leaks (d) vapour in air cools
- 2.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a pond icing over (b) sweat drying on skin (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops under a pot lid
- 3.True or false: ice cubes is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) ice cubes (c) sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 5.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the time we wait (c) the size of the bowl (d) how many drops form
- 6.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) drops under a pot lid (c) wet clothes drying (d) water becoming ice
- 7.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is magnetic (d) it changes colour
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they turn to ice (b) slower (c) faster (d) they never dry
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a big bowl (c) a small cup (d) a balloon
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) dew on morning grass (c) snow turning to water (d) ice becoming water
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) snow turning to water (c) butter going runny (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 14.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
- 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 16.True or false: butter going runny is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) butter going runny (b) ice becoming water (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a pond icing over
- 18.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) sunlight (d) water
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) water (c) yeast (d) ice cubes
- 21.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 22.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) wipe them dry (c) leave them wet (d) pour more water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) ice cubes (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 25.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) lightning (b) wind (c) rain (d) sunshine
- 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
- 28.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a pond icing over (b) butter going runny (c) a puddle drying up (d) making ice lollies
- 29.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) wet clothes drying (b) a puddle drying up (c) a pond icing over (d) snow turning to water
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a big bowl (d) a balloon
- 33.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.True or false: a pond icing over is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.💧 Which change is this: a misty bathroom mirror? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 40.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- vapour in air cools
- sweat drying on skin
- False
- turmeric powder
- how many drops form
- wet clothes drying
- hot water can scald
- True
- faster
- a balloon
- not needed
- dew on morning grass
- a misty bathroom mirror
- the amount of water
- we keep it the same
- True
- drops under a pot lid
- True
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- condensation
- True
- wipe them dry
- ice cubes
- rain
- we keep it the same
- evaporation
- a puddle drying up
- False
- not needed
- a pond icing over
- a big bowl
- needed
- False
- True
- we change it
- False
- we keep it the same
- condensation
- needed
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