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Science experiments lesson 6: Air pressure: the card on a glass · Set 451 · 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.🥤 Why does juice go up a drinking straw when you sip? (a) air pushes it up (b) the straw is magnetic (c) the straw is hot (d) juice likes plastic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a bicycle pump (c) a compass needle (d) a magnetic pin holder
  3. 3.True or false: a fridge magnet works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a stiff postcard (d) a towel
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a medicine dropper
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: a glass of water is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) how full the glass is (b) the same glass (c) the same card (d) whether the card stays
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) a stiff postcard (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a towel (c) a stiff postcard (d) a sink or a bucket
  13. 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 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
  15. 15.True or false: a suction hook works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a bicycle pump (d) a suction hook
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.True or false: a drinking straw works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🥛 Does a compass needle work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🥛 Does a fridge magnet work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
  23. 23.🔮 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
  24. 24.True or false: a magnetic pin holder works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a stiff postcard is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: yeast is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a glass of water (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a towel
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a stiff postcard for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🥛 Does a magnetic pin holder work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
  30. 30.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a medicine dropper
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a towel (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a bicycle pump (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a magnetic chess set
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  34. 34.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a fridge magnet (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a drinking straw
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) smoke (b) sand (c) water (d) air
  36. 36.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a vacuum cleaner
  37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 way we turn it (d) how full the glass is
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a stiff postcard (c) a towel (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. air pushes it up
  2. a bicycle pump
  3. True
  4. a balloon
  5. a medicine dropper
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. needed
  9. air pressure
  10. whether the card stays
  11. a stiff postcard
  12. a mirror
  13. False
  14. turmeric powder
  15. True
  16. a magnetic pin holder
  17. False
  18. True
  19. magnetism
  20. we keep it the same
  21. not needed
  22. magnetism
  23. to catch any spills
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. yeast
  28. needed
  29. magnetism
  30. a medicine dropper
  31. a towel
  32. a magnetic chess set
  33. we measure it
  34. a fridge magnet
  35. air
  36. a vacuum cleaner
  37. it will not break
  38. we keep it the same
  39. how full the glass is
  40. yeast

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