Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 649 · 40 questions

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.

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

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