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.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to drops (c) it disappears (d) it turns to smoke
- 2.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) the water turns red (c) fewer drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 4.⚖️ 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) the size of the bowl (c) sun or shade
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a big bowl (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.📘 What is water vapour? (a) a kind of smoke (b) tiny ice cubes (c) water as a gas (d) salty 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) how many drops form (b) the cling film cover (c) sun or shade (d) the time we wait
- 9.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water is heavy (c) it changes colour (d) hot water can scald
- 10.⚖️ 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) the time we wait (d) sun or shade
- 11.True or false: wet clothes drying is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) sunlight (b) yeast (c) a big bowl (d) ice cubes
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) cling film (c) a small cup (d) yeast
- 18.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to ice (c) some water evaporates (d) the water increases
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) making ice lollies (b) wet hair drying (c) drops under a pot lid (d) dew on morning grass
- 21.True or false: wet hair drying is evaporation. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) melting
- 24.True or false: butter going runny is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 26.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they never dry (b) faster (c) slower (d) they turn to ice
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 29.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) water becoming ice (b) a puddle drying up (c) snow turning to water (d) dew on morning grass
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet hair drying (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) sweat drying on skin (d) wet clothes drying
- 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making ice lollies (b) a pond icing over (c) water becoming ice (d) wet clothes drying
- 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) drops under a pot lid (c) butter going runny (d) dew on morning grass
- 38.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) water warmed by the Sun (c) the bowl itself (d) the air outside
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet clothes drying (c) ice becoming water (d) wet hair drying
- 40.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) a puddle drying up (c) butter going runny (d) a misty bathroom mirror
Answer key
- it turns to drops
- True
- more drops form
- the size of the bowl
- a big bowl
- True
- water as a gas
- how many drops form
- hot water can scald
- sun or shade
- True
- yeast
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- some water evaporates
- the amount of water
- making ice lollies
- True
- we keep it the same
- evaporation
- False
- sunlight
- True
- faster
- turmeric powder
- dew on morning grass
- a misty bathroom mirror
- we change it
- not needed
- False
- evaporation
- wet clothes drying
- False
- butter going runny
- water warmed by the Sun
- ice becoming water
- butter going runny
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