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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a big bowl (c) a magnet (d) a small cup
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: wet clothes drying is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) sunlight (c) water (d) yeast
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: water becoming ice is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) rain (c) sunshine (d) lightning
- 9.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) the water turns red (c) more drops form (d) fewer drops form
- 12.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) some water evaporates (b) it turns to ice (c) it turns to salt (d) the water increases
- 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) the amount of water (b) how many drops form (c) the cling film cover (d) sun or shade
- 14.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) a big bowl
- 16.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) leave them wet (c) slide on them (d) pour more water
- 17.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) a puddle drying up (c) snow turning to water (d) dew on morning grass
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet hair drying (b) butter going runny (c) ice becoming water (d) snow turning to water
- 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 25.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) tiny ice cubes (c) water as a gas (d) a kind of smoke
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) wet clothes drying (b) butter going runny (c) a puddle drying up (d) sweat drying on skin
- 30.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is heavy (d) hot water is magnetic
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) snow turning to water (c) water becoming ice (d) ice becoming water
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) cling film
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a big bowl (d) yeast
- 34.💧 Which change is this: making ice lollies? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a small cup (d) a big bowl
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (c) sun or shade
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) drops on a cold glass (c) ice becoming water (d) drops under a pot lid
- 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a magnet
- True
- True
- yeast
- True
- needed
- False
- rain
- False
- needed
- more drops form
- some water evaporates
- sun or shade
- needed
- a balloon
- wipe them dry
- True
- a puddle drying up
- wet hair drying
- not needed
- evaporation
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- water as a gas
- False
- not needed
- True
- butter going runny
- hot water can scald
- water becoming ice
- turmeric powder
- a big bowl
- freezing
- a battery cell
- True
- the size of the bowl
- ice becoming water
- not needed
- False
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