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) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) a balloon (d) cling film
- 2.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) pour more water (c) leave them wet (d) wipe them dry
- 3.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) some water evaporates (b) it turns to ice (c) it turns to salt (d) the water increases
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) cling film
- 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) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the cling film cover
- 8.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: snow turning to water is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.⚖️ 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) the cling film cover (c) the size of the bowl (d) how many drops form
- 13.True or false: drops under a pot lid is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) dew on morning grass (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) butter going runny
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 21.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) it changes colour (d) hot water can scald
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) ice cubes (d) yeast
- 23.True or false: drops under a pot lid is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) freezing
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a big bowl (c) a magnet (d) water
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 27.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) a puddle drying up (c) making ice lollies (d) butter going runny
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.⚖️ 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) the size of the bowl (c) sun or shade
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) drops under a pot lid (c) making ice lollies (d) a pond icing over
- 32.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) vapour in air cools (c) the glass sweats (d) the glass leaks
- 33.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) a pond icing over (c) drops under a pot lid (d) ice becoming water
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) dew on morning grass (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) water becoming ice
- 35.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ 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 time we wait
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) sunlight (c) water (d) a big bowl
- 38.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water becoming ice (b) making ice lollies (c) snow turning to water (d) a pond icing over
Answer key
- a balloon
- wipe them dry
- some water evaporates
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- sun or shade
- needed
- True
- False
- faster
- how many drops form
- False
- needed
- True
- False
- True
- not needed
- butter going runny
- water
- hot water can scald
- yeast
- False
- evaporation
- a magnet
- a big bowl
- a puddle drying up
- False
- the size of the bowl
- True
- drops under a pot lid
- vapour in air cools
- a pond icing over
- water becoming ice
- True
- the time we wait
- a magnet
- True
- True
- snow turning to water
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