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