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 battery cell (b) ice cubes (c) cling film (d) a big bowl
- 2.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 7.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
- 8.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to smoke (b) it disappears (c) it turns to salt (d) it turns to drops
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) snow turning to water (c) butter going runny (d) drops on a cold glass
- 10.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) ice cubes (d) water
- 16.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a balloon (c) a small cup (d) sunlight
- 18.True or false: butter going runny is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a small cup
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) dew on morning grass (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 21.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (c) how many drops form
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) making ice lollies (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops on a cold glass
- 27.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they turn to ice (b) they never dry (c) faster (d) slower
- 28.True or false: snow turning to water is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) melting (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 31.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) the glass leaks (c) vapour in air cools (d) ice escapes the glass
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a mirror (c) ice cubes (d) water
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) dew on morning grass (b) butter going runny (c) ice becoming water (d) wet clothes drying
- 35.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snow turning to water (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a puddle drying up (d) wet clothes drying
- 37.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) wipe them dry (c) leave them wet (d) slide on them
- 38.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) how many drops form (c) the size of the bowl (d) sun or shade
- 39.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) the amount of water (c) the time we wait (d) sun or shade
- 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
Answer key
- a battery cell
- True
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- we measure it
- False
- hot water can scald
- it turns to drops
- drops on a cold glass
- False
- not needed
- True
- False
- sunlight
- turmeric powder
- True
- a balloon
- False
- a small cup
- wet clothes drying
- evaporation
- True
- True
- the size of the bowl
- water
- making ice lollies
- faster
- False
- we keep it the same
- condensation
- vapour in air cools
- a mirror
- the time we wait
- wet clothes drying
- False
- snow turning to water
- wipe them dry
- sun or shade
- how many drops form
- True
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