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