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