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