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? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (c) the cling film cover (d) sun or shade
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a mirror (c) ice cubes (d) cling film
- 4.True or false: ice cubes is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 7.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) making ice lollies (b) wet clothes drying (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) ice becoming water
- 8.⚖️ 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) the size of the bowl (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade (d) the cling film cover
- 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 10.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) a balloon
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) water (c) a magnet (d) cling film
- 14.True or false: drops on a cold glass is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 16.🔮 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
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) sunlight
- 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a puddle drying up is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: drops under a pot lid is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) water (c) cling film (d) a mirror
- 22.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) vapour in air cools (b) the glass leaks (c) ice escapes the glass (d) the glass sweats
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) sunlight (b) a balloon (c) a big bowl (d) cling film
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) a pond icing over (c) ice becoming water (d) snow turning to water
- 25.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) slower (b) they turn to ice (c) they never dry (d) faster
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) cling film
- 27.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) leave them wet (c) slide on them (d) wipe them dry
- 28.True or false: a pond icing over is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) yeast (d) a big bowl
- 30.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) making ice lollies (b) a pond icing over (c) a puddle drying up (d) butter going runny
- 31.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.True or false: making ice lollies is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 33.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water becoming ice (b) ice becoming water (c) making ice lollies (d) a pond icing over
- 36.True or false: sweat drying on skin is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) rain (b) sunshine (c) lightning (d) wind
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) fewer drops form (c) the water turns red (d) more drops form
Answer key
- we change it
- sun or shade
- a mirror
- True
- False
- False
- ice becoming water
- how many drops form
- we measure it
- False
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- a magnet
- False
- water
- some water evaporates
- turmeric powder
- False
- False
- True
- a mirror
- vapour in air cools
- a balloon
- a pond icing over
- faster
- cling film
- wipe them dry
- True
- yeast
- butter going runny
- we keep it the same
- False
- condensation
- we keep it the same
- ice becoming water
- False
- rain
- the size of the bowl
- not needed
- more drops form
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