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