Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 481 · 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.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) water warmed by the Sun (c) the bowl itself (d) the air outside
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a small cup (c) a battery cell (d) sunlight
3. 3.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) snow turning to water (c) butter going runny (d) dew on morning grass
5. 5.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) vapour in air cools (c) ice escapes the glass (d) the glass leaks
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) more drops form (c) the water turns red (d) fewer drops form
7. 7.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) ice becoming water (b) water becoming ice (c) making ice lollies (d) dew on morning grass
8. 8.💧 Which change is this: making ice lollies? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
9. 9.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) slide on them (c) pour more water (d) leave them wet
10. 10.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) rain (b) sunshine (c) wind (d) lightning
11. 11.⚖️ 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) the time we wait (c) how many drops form
12. 12.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) yeast (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) turmeric powder (c) a big bowl (d) sunlight
15. 15.True or false: a puddle drying up is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) water
17. 17.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) ice becoming water (b) a pond icing over (c) dew on morning grass (d) wet clothes drying
18. 18.True or false: a big bowl is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) snow turning to water (b) a puddle drying up (c) wet hair drying (d) a misty bathroom mirror
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) water
22. 22.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is magnetic (c) hot water is heavy (d) hot water can scald
23. 23.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) condensation
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📘 What is water vapour? (a) a kind of smoke (b) tiny ice cubes (c) salty water (d) water as a gas
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a mirror (c) water (d) ice cubes
28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.True or false: butter going runny is melting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) water
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) ice cubes (c) sunlight (d) yeast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) making ice lollies (c) butter going runny (d) water becoming ice
33. 33.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.⚖️ 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 time we wait (c) sun or shade (d) how many drops form
38. 38.True or false: ice becoming water is melting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a magnet (c) a small cup (d) water
40. 40.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it disappears (b) it turns to smoke (c) it turns to drops (d) it turns to salt

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