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