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Science experiments lesson 6: Air pressure: the card on a glass · Set 301 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a drinking straw (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a suction hook
  2. 2.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a compass needle (d) a medicine dropper
  3. 3.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a magnetic pin holder
  4. 4.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 same glass (b) whether the card stays (c) how full the glass is
  6. 6.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a sink or bucket (b) over a laptop (c) on a bed (d) near a plug point
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a compass needle (c) a medicine dropper (d) a drinking straw
  9. 9.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to grow plants (b) to make it rain (c) to catch any spills (d) to cool the glass
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the water turns to ice (b) the glass breaks (c) the card stays on (d) the card flies away
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a stiff postcard (c) a glass of water (d) a towel
  14. 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 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 glass of water (d) a battery cell
  16. 16.🧺 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 mirror (c) a glass of water (d) a stiff postcard
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a stiff postcard (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a magnet
  23. 23.🧺 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) a balloon
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a suction hook (c) a bicycle pump (d) a magnetic chess set
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a glass of water (b) a towel (c) a mirror (d) a stiff postcard
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a medicine dropper (c) a suction hook (d) a drinking straw
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (c) the same card (d) how full the glass is
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
  33. 33.True or false: a stiff postcard is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) turmeric powder (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) yeast (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
  36. 36.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) sunlight (b) magnetism (c) friction (d) air pressure
  37. 37.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a bicycle pump (d) a suction hook
  38. 38.🧺 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) yeast
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a glass of water
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. a magnetic pin holder
  2. a compass needle
  3. a vacuum cleaner
  4. True
  5. the same glass
  6. over a sink or bucket
  7. we keep it the same
  8. a compass needle
  9. to catch any spills
  10. True
  11. the card stays on
  12. False
  13. a magnet
  14. True
  15. a battery cell
  16. a mirror
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. not needed
  20. a stiff postcard
  21. it will not break
  22. a sink or a bucket
  23. a balloon
  24. not needed
  25. a magnetic chess set
  26. a mirror
  27. a fridge magnet
  28. how full the glass is
  29. needed
  30. not needed
  31. False
  32. air pressure
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. yeast
  36. air pressure
  37. a magnetic pin holder
  38. yeast
  39. a glass of water
  40. not needed

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