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