Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 264 · 40 questions

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.

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

Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids