Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 9: Water cycle in a bowl · Set 660 · 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.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they never dry (b) they turn to ice (c) slower (d) faster
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) more drops form (c) the bowl freezes (d) the water turns red
3. 3.💧 Which change is this: a misty bathroom mirror? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
4. 4.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) condensation
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a big bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) ice cubes
6. 6.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) sweat drying on skin (c) butter going runny (d) a misty bathroom mirror
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) wet hair drying (c) a puddle drying up (d) wet clothes drying
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) a pond icing over (c) making ice lollies (d) water becoming ice
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) a mirror (d) water
10. 10.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a puddle drying up (b) ice becoming water (c) water becoming ice (d) dew on morning grass
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) the size of the bowl (d) sun or shade
14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) melting (d) freezing
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: snow turning to water is freezing. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) it turns to salt (c) some water evaporates (d) it turns to ice
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) a balloon
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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 time we wait
26. 26.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) freezing
27. 27.🛟 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) water becoming ice (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) drops under a pot lid
29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
30. 30.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to drops (b) it disappears (c) it turns to smoke (d) it turns to salt
31. 31.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) water becoming ice (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) making ice lollies
32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass leaks (b) the glass sweats (c) vapour in air cools (d) ice escapes the glass
37. 37.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) evaporation (b) melting (c) freezing (d) condensation
38. 38.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) True (b) False

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