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 should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
- 2.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) it turns to salt (c) it turns to ice (d) some water evaporates
- 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) pour more water (c) slide on them (d) wipe them dry
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.True or false: wet clothes drying is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: sweat drying on skin is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) a puddle drying up (c) drops under a pot lid (d) making ice lollies
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) a mirror (d) water
- 12.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass leaks (b) vapour in air cools (c) ice escapes the glass (d) the glass sweats
- 13.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a puddle drying up is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) a small cup (c) water (d) sunlight
- 19.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl
- 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) the size of the bowl (b) how many drops form (c) the cling film cover (d) the amount of water
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) the amount of water (c) how many drops form (d) sun or shade
- 24.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) snow turning to water (b) dew on morning grass (c) a pond icing over (d) making ice lollies
- 25.💧 Which change is this: ice becoming water? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 26.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) sunshine (c) lightning (d) rain
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a big bowl
- 28.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) butter going runny (c) dew on morning grass (d) a pond icing over
- 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a big bowl (c) water (d) sunlight
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) water becoming ice (c) a pond icing over (d) making ice lollies
- 33.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 36.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) water warmed by the Sun (c) the bowl itself (d) the air outside
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) a small cup (d) yeast
- 39.True or false: water is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) the bowl freezes (c) the water turns red (d) fewer drops form
Answer key
- hot water can scald
- some water evaporates
- we measure it
- False
- wipe them dry
- True
- False
- False
- we change it
- making ice lollies
- a mirror
- vapour in air cools
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- freezing
- yeast
- the size of the bowl
- how many drops form
- True
- needed
- sun or shade
- snow turning to water
- melting
- rain
- a big bowl
- sweat drying on skin
- not needed
- not needed
- a mirror
- dew on morning grass
- evaporation
- True
- melting
- water warmed by the Sun
- sunlight
- yeast
- False
- more drops form
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