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 yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.True or false: a big bowl is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) a balloon (c) water (d) ice cubes
- 4.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (b) the size of the bowl (c) the amount of water (d) how many drops form
- 5.🔮 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
- 6.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) ice cubes (c) a small cup (d) a big bowl
- 9.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) snow turning to water (c) drops on a cold glass (d) wet clothes drying
- 10.🧺 Do we need cling film 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? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) wind (b) sunshine (c) rain (d) lightning
- 13.True or false: butter going runny is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 17.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) melting (d) freezing
- 18.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to salt (b) some water evaporates (c) the water increases (d) it turns to ice
- 19.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) pour more water (c) wipe them dry (d) leave them wet
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a big bowl (c) sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 21.💧 Which change is this: snow turning to water? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) freezing
- 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.True or false: a puddle drying up is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) sweat drying on skin (c) dew on morning grass (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) water
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a big bowl (c) a magnet (d) ice cubes
- 27.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) the cling film cover (c) sun or shade (d) the time we wait
- 28.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) snow turning to water (b) drops on a cold glass (c) drops under a pot lid (d) making ice lollies
- 29.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it disappears (b) it turns to smoke (c) it turns to drops (d) it turns to salt
- 30.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a pond icing over (b) making ice lollies (c) dew on morning grass (d) sweat drying on skin
- 31.True or false: a big bowl is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) a puddle drying up (c) a pond icing over (d) sweat drying on skin
- 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 37.💧 Which change is this: ice becoming water? (a) evaporation (b) melting (c) condensation (d) freezing
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) a small cup
- 39.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) a puddle drying up (b) water becoming ice (c) dew on morning grass (d) butter going runny
- 40.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) vapour in air cools (b) the glass sweats (c) ice escapes the glass (d) the glass leaks
Answer key
- not needed
- False
- a balloon
- how many drops form
- faster
- needed
- True
- a balloon
- wet clothes drying
- needed
- we keep it the same
- rain
- True
- False
- not needed
- True
- evaporation
- some water evaporates
- wipe them dry
- a battery cell
- melting
- we keep it the same
- False
- sweat drying on skin
- water
- a magnet
- sun or shade
- making ice lollies
- it turns to drops
- dew on morning grass
- True
- True
- needed
- a misty bathroom mirror
- True
- we change it
- melting
- turmeric powder
- water becoming ice
- vapour in air cools
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