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.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) ice escapes the glass (c) vapour in air cools (d) the glass leaks
- 2.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) making ice lollies (b) a puddle drying up (c) dew on morning grass (d) snow turning to water
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a small cup (d) a big bowl
- 4.True or false: wet clothes drying is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) leave them wet (c) pour more water (d) slide on them
- 6.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) snow turning to water (c) water becoming ice (d) making ice lollies
- 7.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) snow turning to water (b) a puddle drying up (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops on a cold glass
- 8.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) butter going runny (b) snow turning to water (c) wet hair drying (d) ice becoming water
- 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) water (d) yeast
- 11.💧 Which change is this: making ice lollies? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) sunlight (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 13.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) a magnet (d) ice cubes
- 15.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) a puddle drying up (b) making ice lollies (c) ice becoming water (d) wet clothes drying
- 17.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the water turns red (b) more drops form (c) the bowl freezes (d) fewer drops form
- 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) a big bowl (d) a mirror
- 20.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🛟 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
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl
- 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) a balloon
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) drops on a cold glass (c) drops under a pot lid (d) water becoming ice
- 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a small cup (d) a magnet
- 33.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 37.💧 Which change is this: wet hair drying? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- vapour in air cools
- dew on morning grass
- yeast
- False
- wipe them dry
- snow turning to water
- a puddle drying up
- wet hair drying
- we keep it the same
- water
- freezing
- turmeric powder
- needed
- a magnet
- False
- making ice lollies
- more drops form
- False
- a mirror
- True
- hot water can scald
- True
- the size of the bowl
- False
- we keep it the same
- needed
- a balloon
- water becoming ice
- not needed
- False
- True
- a small cup
- needed
- we change it
- not needed
- condensation
- evaporation
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
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