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