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.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) ice becoming water (c) water becoming ice (d) a pond icing over
- 2.True or false: water becoming ice is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) ice cubes (c) a mirror (d) cling film
- 5.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) water becoming ice (b) wet clothes drying (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops on a cold glass
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to ice (b) the water increases (c) some water evaporates (d) it turns to salt
- 9.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) a battery cell (c) ice cubes (d) water
- 12.⚖️ 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 amount of water (c) how many drops form (d) sun or shade
- 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) butter going runny (c) snow turning to water (d) sweat drying on skin
- 15.True or false: snow turning to water is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) cling film (d) a mirror
- 18.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🛟 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
- 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) dew on morning grass (c) a puddle drying up (d) drops under a pot lid
- 22.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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 time we wait (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade
- 24.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) a puddle drying up (b) ice becoming water (c) drops on a cold glass (d) sweat drying on skin
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 27.True or false: a puddle drying up is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) a kind of smoke (c) water as a gas (d) tiny ice cubes
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) sunlight
- 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) yeast (d) a small cup
- 32.True or false: water is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (b) how many drops form (c) the amount of water
- 34.True or false: dew on morning grass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) ice becoming water (b) making ice lollies (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) wet hair drying
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) turmeric powder (c) cling film (d) a big bowl
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) a puddle drying up (c) wet hair drying (d) water becoming ice
Answer key
- drops on a cold glass
- False
- False
- a mirror
- wet clothes drying
- we keep it the same
- hot water can scald
- some water evaporates
- True
- we change it
- a battery cell
- sun or shade
- we keep it the same
- sweat drying on skin
- False
- False
- cling film
- needed
- wipe them dry
- True
- a puddle drying up
- True
- the time we wait
- False
- ice becoming water
- a big bowl
- False
- water as a gas
- sunlight
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- False
- the amount of water
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- how many drops form
- making ice lollies
- turmeric powder
- water becoming ice
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