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