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