Air Pressure Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Air pushes): 1. Fill a plastic glass right to the top with water. 2. Lay the postcard flat on top, covering the rim. 3. Over a sink or bucket, hold the card and turn the glass upside down. 4. Slowly take your hand away from the card and watch.
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- 1.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a suction hook (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a bicycle pump (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 2.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a compass needle (b) a suction hook (c) a medicine dropper (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 3.True or false: a magnetic pin holder works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the way we turn it (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 5.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🥛 Does a vacuum cleaner work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 7.🧺 Do we need a stiff postcard for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) near a plug point (b) on a bed (c) over a laptop (d) over a sink or bucket
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how full the glass is (b) the way we turn it (c) whether the card stays
- 10.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same card”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 13.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) magnetism (b) friction (c) sunlight (d) air pressure
- 14.True or false: a towel is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a fridge magnet (c) a compass needle (d) a medicine dropper
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the way we turn it”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a glass of water
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: how full the glass is is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a stiff postcard (d) turmeric powder
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
- 26.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) air inside pushes back (b) water is hiding there (c) the bottle is magnetic (d) the cap is sticky
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) yeast
- 28.True or false: a magnetic chess set works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🥤 Why does juice go up a drinking straw when you sip? (a) juice likes plastic (b) the straw is magnetic (c) the straw is hot (d) air pushes it up
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a towel (c) a mirror (d) a glass of water
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a compass needle (c) a fridge magnet (d) a drinking straw
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: whether the card stays is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a drinking straw (c) a medicine dropper (d) a compass needle
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same card (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays (d) the same glass
- 35.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a medicine dropper (d) a suction hook
- 36.True or false: a stiff postcard is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “how full the glass is”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 38.True or false: a fridge magnet works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a glass of water (d) a mirror
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a battery cell (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
Answer key
- a magnetic chess set
- a compass needle
- True
- how full the glass is
- False
- air pressure
- needed
- over a sink or bucket
- the way we turn it
- needed
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- air pressure
- True
- a medicine dropper
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a glass of water
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- False
- False
- not needed
- it will not break
- air inside pushes back
- yeast
- False
- air pushes it up
- a mirror
- a drinking straw
- True
- a compass needle
- whether the card stays
- a fridge magnet
- False
- we change it
- False
- a mirror
- a battery cell
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