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