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: butter going runny is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) snow turning to water (c) ice becoming water (d) wet clothes drying
- 4.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) freezing (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) melting
- 5.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) vapour in air cools (b) the glass sweats (c) the glass leaks (d) ice escapes the glass
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) cling film (d) a battery cell
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) ice becoming water (c) snow turning to water (d) a pond icing over
- 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) melting
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of water (b) the size of the bowl (c) how many drops form (d) sun or shade
- 12.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 13.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) faster (b) slower (c) they turn to ice (d) they never dry
- 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) lightning (c) rain (d) sunshine
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) sweat drying on skin (c) wet clothes drying (d) drops on a cold glass
- 18.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 20.💧 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
- 21.True or false: making ice lollies is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a big bowl
- 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: dew on morning grass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 26.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) wet hair drying (c) dew on morning grass (d) making ice lollies
- 27.True or false: dew on morning grass is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water can scald
- 29.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) water as a gas (c) a kind of smoke (d) tiny ice cubes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) sweat drying on skin (c) drops under a pot lid (d) wet hair drying
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snow turning to water (b) butter going runny (c) ice becoming water (d) a puddle drying up
- 34.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) wet hair drying (b) snow turning to water (c) sweat drying on skin (d) making ice lollies
- 35.True or false: sweat drying on skin is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 36.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to smoke (b) it disappears (c) it turns to drops (d) it turns to salt
- 37.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 38.True or false: sweat drying on skin is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) water becoming ice (b) dew on morning grass (c) a pond icing over (d) snow turning to water
- 40.🛟 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
Answer key
- True
- False
- wet clothes drying
- evaporation
- vapour in air cools
- cling film
- a pond icing over
- we measure it
- condensation
- not needed
- sun or shade
- evaporation
- faster
- not needed
- True
- rain
- drops on a cold glass
- freezing
- water
- water warmed by the Sun
- True
- a big bowl
- True
- True
- True
- making ice lollies
- False
- hot water can scald
- water as a gas
- drops under a pot lid
- False
- False
- a puddle drying up
- snow turning to water
- False
- it turns to drops
- evaporation
- False
- dew on morning grass
- wipe them dry
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