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