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.🥛 Does a vacuum cleaner work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a mirror (c) a stiff postcard (d) a sink or a bucket
- 4.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) glue on the card (b) the cold water (c) air pushing up (d) a magnet
- 5.🧺 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 stiff postcard (c) a magnet (d) a glass of water
- 6.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a sink or a bucket (c) turmeric powder (d) a stiff postcard
- 8.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) the cap is sticky (b) air inside pushes back (c) water is hiding there (d) the bottle is magnetic
- 10.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a compass needle (c) a fridge magnet (d) a bicycle pump
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a glass of water (b) a balloon (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a stiff postcard
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 14.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (b) how full the glass is (c) the same glass
- 15.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a medicine dropper (c) a drinking straw (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 16.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a towel (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a glass of water (d) a magnet
- 18.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a suction hook (c) a drinking straw (d) a magnetic chess set
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a towel (d) turmeric powder
- 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a sink or bucket (b) on a bed (c) over a laptop (d) near a plug point
- 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) True (b) False
- 23.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a drinking straw
- 24.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a fridge magnet
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a stiff postcard
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) air (b) sand (c) water (d) smoke
- 28.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (b) how full the glass is (c) the same card (d) the way we turn it
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a stiff postcard (c) a balloon (d) a sink or a bucket
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a drinking straw (c) a medicine dropper (d) a magnetic chess set
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) air pressure (b) friction (c) magnetism (d) sunlight
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “whether the card stays”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
Answer key
- air pressure
- True
- a mirror
- air pushing up
- a magnet
- False
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- air inside pushes back
- a bicycle pump
- a balloon
- True
- whether the card stays
- the same glass
- a magnetic pin holder
- True
- a magnet
- a magnetic chess set
- a towel
- not needed
- over a sink or bucket
- False
- a drinking straw
- a vacuum cleaner
- a stiff postcard
- not needed
- air
- False
- how full the glass is
- a balloon
- False
- True
- False
- a magnetic chess set
- a glass of water
- True
- True
- air pressure
- False
- we measure it
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