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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 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.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a compass needle (d) a medicine dropper
- 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.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🛟 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.⚖️ 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a compass needle (c) a medicine dropper (d) a drinking straw
- 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.⚖️ 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.🔍 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 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.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 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.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🛟 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.🧺 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.🧺 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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.🧺 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a medicine dropper (c) a suction hook (d) a drinking straw
- 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.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 33.True or false: a stiff postcard is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🧺 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.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) sunlight (b) magnetism (c) friction (d) air pressure
- 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.🧺 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.🧺 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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- a magnetic pin holder
- a compass needle
- a vacuum cleaner
- True
- the same glass
- over a sink or bucket
- we keep it the same
- a compass needle
- to catch any spills
- True
- the card stays on
- False
- a magnet
- True
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- needed
- False
- not needed
- a stiff postcard
- it will not break
- a sink or a bucket
- a balloon
- not needed
- a magnetic chess set
- a mirror
- a fridge magnet
- how full the glass is
- needed
- not needed
- False
- air pressure
- True
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- air pressure
- a magnetic pin holder
- yeast
- a glass of water
- not needed
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids