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.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.💧 Which change is this: wet hair drying? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) freezing
- 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 6.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water is heavy (c) it changes colour (d) hot water can scald
- 7.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) rain (c) wind (d) lightning
- 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) sunlight (d) a magnet
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) sweat drying on skin (c) wet hair drying (d) a puddle drying up
- 14.True or false: a puddle drying up is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: wet hair drying is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) drops on a cold glass (c) ice becoming water (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) sunlight (c) water (d) a balloon
- 20.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) snow turning to water (b) drops under a pot lid (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a puddle drying up
- 21.True or false: butter going runny is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💧 Which change is this: ice becoming water? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) cling film (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 24.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (b) the time we wait (c) the size of the bowl (d) how many drops form
- 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) wet hair drying (c) ice becoming water (d) a pond icing over
- 30.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the air outside (b) the bowl itself (c) water warmed by the Sun (d) the cling film
- 31.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) wipe them dry (c) pour more water (d) leave them wet
- 32.True or false: wet clothes drying is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
- 35.🔮 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) the water increases (d) it turns to ice
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) sunlight
- 37.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) ice becoming water (b) making ice lollies (c) drops on a cold glass (d) butter going runny
- 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) a battery cell (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a small cup (c) water (d) a magnet
Answer key
- False
- needed
- evaporation
- not needed
- condensation
- hot water can scald
- rain
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- not needed
- True
- not needed
- butter going runny
- False
- False
- ice becoming water
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- drops under a pot lid
- False
- melting
- cling film
- how many drops form
- True
- not needed
- True
- True
- a misty bathroom mirror
- water warmed by the Sun
- wipe them dry
- True
- False
- the cling film cover
- some water evaporates
- sunlight
- drops on a cold glass
- True
- a battery cell
- a magnet
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