Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 534 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: a puddle drying up is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: snow turning to water is freezing. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is heavy (d) it changes colour
4. 4.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) water becoming ice (b) drops under a pot lid (c) wet clothes drying (d) snow turning to water
5. 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) yeast (c) ice cubes (d) sunlight
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a small cup (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) cling film (d) a magnet
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) water (d) a balloon
12. 12.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (c) the amount of water (d) sun or shade
13. 13.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) it turns to ice (c) some water evaporates (d) it turns to salt
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
15. 15.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
16. 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a puddle drying up is condensation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) melting
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: sunlight is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) dew on morning grass (b) wet hair drying (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a pond icing over
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) butter going runny (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) ice becoming water (d) sweat drying on skin
27. 27.True or false: ice becoming water is melting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) lightning (c) rain (d) wind
29. 29.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to drops (b) it disappears (c) it turns to salt (d) it turns to smoke
30. 30.🛟 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔮 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) slower (d) faster
34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) the time we wait (c) how many drops form (d) the amount of water
37. 37.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is melting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) ice becoming water (b) wet clothes drying (c) wet hair drying (d) water becoming ice
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) turmeric powder (b) a big bowl (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) water becoming ice (c) dew on morning grass (d) making ice lollies

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