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