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