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