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 melting? (a) ice becoming water (b) water becoming ice (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a pond icing over
- 2.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) it changes colour (d) hot water can scald
- 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.True or false: drops under a pot lid is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) a small cup (d) sunlight
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) water (c) sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) cling film
- 9.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) ice cubes (c) cling film (d) turmeric powder
- 11.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) the cling film cover (c) sun or shade (d) how many drops form
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) butter going runny (c) making ice lollies (d) water becoming ice
- 13.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) water warmed by the Sun (b) the air outside (c) the bowl itself (d) the cling film
- 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) cling film (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) a pond icing over (c) ice becoming water (d) snow turning to water
- 17.🔮 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
- 18.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) the glass leaks (c) ice escapes the glass (d) vapour in air cools
- 19.⚖️ 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) the cling film cover (c) how many drops form
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water becoming ice (b) wet clothes drying (c) a pond icing over (d) making ice lollies
- 21.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (c) sun or shade
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a puddle drying up (d) wet clothes drying
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 24.True or false: water is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) ice cubes
- 26.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to smoke (c) it turns to drops (d) it disappears
- 27.💧 Which change is this: wet hair drying? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 28.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a small cup
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) making ice lollies (c) water becoming ice (d) snow turning to water
- 31.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) condensation
- 32.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) drops under a pot lid (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a pond icing over
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) a balloon (c) sunlight (d) a big bowl
- 34.💧 Which change is this: making ice lollies? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 35.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) wet hair drying (b) wet clothes drying (c) butter going runny (d) a pond icing over
- 36.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) sun or shade (c) the amount of water (d) the time we wait
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) a small cup (c) a mirror (d) sunlight
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a small cup (d) cling film
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.True or false: drops on a cold glass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- ice becoming water
- hot water can scald
- not needed
- False
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- needed
- turmeric powder
- how many drops form
- butter going runny
- water warmed by the Sun
- we keep it the same
- cling film
- a pond icing over
- faster
- vapour in air cools
- the cling film cover
- wet clothes drying
- the size of the bowl
- ice becoming water
- water
- False
- ice cubes
- it turns to drops
- evaporation
- condensation
- a small cup
- snow turning to water
- evaporation
- sweat drying on skin
- a balloon
- freezing
- butter going runny
- sun or shade
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- the amount of water
- True
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