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