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: a magnet is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) how many drops form (d) the cling film cover
- 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) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl
- 5.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) water becoming ice (b) wet hair drying (c) drops under a pot lid (d) making ice lollies
- 6.🔮 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) it turns to salt (d) some water evaporates
- 7.True or false: a big bowl is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🛟 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
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) how many drops form (c) the size of the bowl (d) the amount of water
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: how many drops form is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 15.⚖️ 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 amount of water
- 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) pour more water (c) wipe them dry (d) slide on them
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) ice becoming water (c) making ice lollies (d) wet clothes drying
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) water becoming ice (c) a pond icing over (d) making ice lollies
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) sweat drying on skin (c) a pond icing over (d) wet hair drying
- 24.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet hair drying (c) drops on a cold glass (d) wet clothes drying
- 29.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the water turns red (c) more drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 30.🔮 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
- 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to drops (c) it turns to smoke (d) it disappears
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) cling film (c) turmeric powder (d) a big bowl
- 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) a battery cell (d) water
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) cling film (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) ice cubes (d) turmeric powder
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) a puddle drying up (c) dew on morning grass (d) a pond icing over
Answer key
- True
- True
- sun or shade
- the size of the bowl
- drops under a pot lid
- some water evaporates
- True
- hot water can scald
- True
- needed
- how many drops form
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- the amount of water
- not needed
- True
- wipe them dry
- False
- wet clothes drying
- we keep it the same
- butter going runny
- a pond icing over
- needed
- True
- needed
- False
- drops on a cold glass
- more drops form
- faster
- not needed
- it turns to drops
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- a battery cell
- cling film
- ice cubes
- False
- False
- a puddle drying up
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