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