Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 431 · 40 questions

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.

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

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