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