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