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) cling film (c) a magnet (d) sunlight
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 3.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) drops on a cold glass (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a puddle drying up
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) snow turning to water (c) a pond icing over (d) a puddle drying up
- 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 10.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the bowl freezes (c) more drops form (d) the water turns red
- 11.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) turmeric powder (d) a small cup
- 14.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) faster (b) they never dry (c) they turn to ice (d) slower
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) a small cup
- 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) cling film (d) a mirror
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a big bowl (c) water (d) sunlight
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 21.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) cling film
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) ice cubes (c) sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 25.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) ice becoming water (c) wet hair drying (d) a pond icing over
- 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🛟 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
- 30.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) the size of the bowl (c) how many drops form
- 33.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) butter going runny (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) sweat drying on skin (d) making ice lollies
- 34.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 35.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a puddle drying up (b) a pond icing over (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) butter going runny
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) ice cubes (d) yeast
- 37.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 38.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) pour more water (c) slide on them (d) wipe them dry
- 40.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) snow turning to water (b) a pond icing over (c) a puddle drying up (d) drops under a pot lid
Answer key
- a magnet
- a big bowl
- False
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a puddle drying up
- True
- drops under a pot lid
- we keep it the same
- more drops form
- needed
- the cling film cover
- turmeric powder
- needed
- faster
- a balloon
- we measure it
- a mirror
- a balloon
- water
- condensation
- we change it
- cling film
- turmeric powder
- ice becoming water
- not needed
- needed
- True
- hot water can scald
- False
- not needed
- the size of the bowl
- butter going runny
- True
- a misty bathroom mirror
- ice cubes
- condensation
- True
- wipe them dry
- snow turning to water
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