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) a big bowl (b) sunlight (c) a magnet (d) cling film
- 2.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to smoke (c) it disappears (d) it turns to drops
- 3.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) snow turning to water (c) drops on a cold glass (d) wet hair drying
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the amount of water
- 6.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a magnet
- 8.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) cling film (c) ice cubes (d) water
- 10.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) vapour in air cools (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) ice escapes the glass
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) yeast (c) water (d) a big bowl
- 12.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the size of the bowl is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (c) the cling film cover
- 15.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 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) the cling film cover (b) the amount of water (c) sun or shade (d) the size of the bowl
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet clothes drying (c) wet hair drying (d) water becoming ice
- 19.💧 Which change is this: butter going runny? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) freezing
- 20.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (c) the time we wait (d) how many drops form
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a small cup (d) a mirror
- 22.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) slide on them (c) leave them wet (d) pour more water
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making ice lollies (b) ice becoming water (c) butter going runny (d) snow turning to water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) a balloon
- 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 28.True or false: butter going runny is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the bowl itself (b) the cling film (c) water warmed by the Sun (d) the air outside
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a small cup
- 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🔮 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) it turns to ice (d) the water increases
- 34.True or false: water becoming ice is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: wet hair drying is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) sunlight (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) cling film
- 38.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- a magnet
- it turns to drops
- snow turning to water
- we measure it
- the amount of water
- True
- water
- False
- a mirror
- vapour in air cools
- yeast
- True
- False
- the cling film cover
- needed
- False
- sun or shade
- water becoming ice
- melting
- how many drops form
- a small cup
- wipe them dry
- making ice lollies
- a balloon
- False
- True
- freezing
- True
- water warmed by the Sun
- a balloon
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- some water evaporates
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
- cling film
- condensation
- not needed
- not needed
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