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? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) ice cubes (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 3.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the amount of water
- 4.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water can scald
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) a magnet (d) water
- 6.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) melting
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to ice (c) some water evaporates (d) the water increases
- 9.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) a kind of smoke (c) water as a gas (d) tiny ice cubes
- 11.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) the amount of water
- 14.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) cling film
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) water (c) cling film (d) a mirror
- 19.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) making ice lollies (c) dew on morning grass (d) ice becoming water
- 20.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) the time we wait (d) how many drops form
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 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.True or false: wet clothes drying is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: ice becoming water is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a big bowl (d) yeast
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a big bowl (c) a mirror (d) water
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) sunlight (b) cling film (c) a battery cell (d) a big bowl
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a small cup (d) a battery cell
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) ice cubes (b) water (c) yeast (d) sunlight
- 35.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) freezing
- 36.True or false: ice cubes is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: ice becoming water is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) wet clothes drying (c) drops on a cold glass (d) wet hair drying
- 40.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- ice cubes
- how many drops form
- hot water can scald
- a magnet
- condensation
- True
- some water evaporates
- False
- water as a gas
- needed
- True
- the amount of water
- True
- needed
- not needed
- cling film
- a mirror
- making ice lollies
- sun or shade
- not needed
- evaporation
- True
- False
- False
- a big bowl
- more drops form
- a mirror
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- not needed
- a small cup
- yeast
- melting
- True
- True
- not needed
- drops on a cold glass
- True
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