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.⚖️ 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) the size of the bowl (c) sun or shade (d) the cling film cover
- 2.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) dew on morning grass (c) drops on a cold glass (d) drops under a pot lid
- 5.📘 What is water vapour? (a) tiny ice cubes (b) water as a gas (c) salty water (d) a kind of smoke
- 6.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) the amount of water (c) the size of the bowl (d) sun or shade
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: sweat drying on skin is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) drops under a pot lid (c) ice becoming water (d) snow turning to water
- 10.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a small cup (c) water (d) sunlight
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) wet clothes drying (c) sweat drying on skin (d) making ice lollies
- 16.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) wet clothes drying (c) drops under a pot lid (d) snow turning to water
- 18.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a big bowl (c) a small cup (d) ice cubes
- 22.True or false: a puddle drying up is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water can scald (d) hot water is magnetic
- 24.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) a pond icing over (c) dew on morning grass (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 26.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) yeast (c) a small cup (d) cling film
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) water (c) a balloon (d) cling film
- 29.💧 Which change is this: a misty bathroom mirror? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 30.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) dew on morning grass (b) a puddle drying up (c) water becoming ice (d) drops under a pot lid
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a small cup
- 32.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass leaks (b) vapour in air cools (c) ice escapes the glass (d) the glass sweats
- 33.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) turmeric powder (c) sunlight (d) ice cubes
- 36.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) butter going runny (b) wet clothes drying (c) a pond icing over (d) drops on a cold glass
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) ice cubes (d) sunlight
- 38.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) wet hair drying (b) ice becoming water (c) dew on morning grass (d) making ice lollies
- 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 40.💧 Which change is this: butter going runny? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) condensation
Answer key
- sun or shade
- needed
- the amount of water
- wet clothes drying
- water as a gas
- how many drops form
- True
- False
- drops under a pot lid
- needed
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- we change it
- a mirror
- making ice lollies
- needed
- wet clothes drying
- needed
- True
- not needed
- yeast
- True
- hot water can scald
- True
- a pond icing over
- evaporation
- yeast
- a balloon
- condensation
- water becoming ice
- a balloon
- vapour in air cools
- True
- needed
- turmeric powder
- drops on a cold glass
- turmeric powder
- ice becoming water
- True
- melting
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