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