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