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