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: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl
- 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) the cling film cover (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade
- 4.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) vapour in air cools
- 5.True or false: dew on morning grass is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) ice cubes (c) water (d) a battery cell
- 8.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
- 9.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.True or false: a puddle drying up is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.True or false: butter going runny is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to smoke (b) it turns to drops (c) it turns to salt (d) it disappears
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) butter going runny (c) sweat drying on skin (d) snow turning to water
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) yeast (c) cling film (d) a small cup
- 19.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the amount of water (d) the cling film cover
- 23.True or false: drops on a cold glass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
- 25.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the bowl freezes (c) the water turns red (d) more drops form
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a small cup (c) sunlight (d) water
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) ice becoming water (c) butter going runny (d) snow turning to water
- 28.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) slide on them (c) wipe them dry (d) leave them wet
- 29.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
- 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) drops under a pot lid (c) ice becoming water (d) drops on a cold glass
- 33.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 34.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) butter going runny (b) drops on a cold glass (c) a pond icing over (d) drops under a pot lid
- 35.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (c) the size of the bowl (d) the amount of water
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cling film (d) a battery cell
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) ice cubes (d) a big bowl
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) ice cubes
- 39.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- True
- the size of the bowl
- the cling film cover
- vapour in air cools
- False
- not needed
- a battery cell
- hot water can scald
- needed
- False
- freezing
- faster
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- it turns to drops
- sweat drying on skin
- yeast
- False
- needed
- needed
- sun or shade
- True
- condensation
- more drops form
- a balloon
- a puddle drying up
- wipe them dry
- needed
- evaporation
- True
- ice becoming water
- True
- a pond icing over
- how many drops form
- cling film
- a mirror
- ice cubes
- True
- not needed
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