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