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Science experiments lesson 6: Air pressure: the card on a glass · Set 468 · 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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a suction hook (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a drinking straw (d) a bicycle pump
  3. 3.True or false: a towel is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a suction hook (c) a bicycle pump (d) a fridge magnet
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  6. 6.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 same card (b) whether the card stays (c) the way we turn it (d) how full the glass is
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a glass of water (b) a stiff postcard (c) yeast (d) a sink or a bucket
  9. 9.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  10. 10.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) magnetism (b) sunlight (c) air pressure (d) friction
  11. 11.🧺 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 glass of water (c) a stiff postcard (d) a magnet
  12. 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) how full the glass is (b) the same glass (c) whether the card stays
  13. 13.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a drinking straw (c) a suction hook (d) a fridge magnet
  14. 14.True or false: a towel is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a stiff postcard (d) a mirror
  16. 16.🧺 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) yeast (d) a stiff postcard
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a bicycle pump (c) a compass needle (d) a magnetic chess set
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a drinking straw (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a medicine dropper
  19. 19.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a medicine dropper (c) a suction hook (d) a magnetic pin holder
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a towel (c) a balloon (d) a glass of water
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to make it rain (b) to grow plants (c) to catch any spills (d) to cool the glass
  23. 23.True or false: a sink or a bucket is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
  25. 25.True or false: a stiff postcard is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) on a bed (c) over a sink or bucket (d) near a plug point
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a glass of water (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (b) how full the glass is (c) the same card (d) the same glass
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a fridge magnet works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) air pushing up (b) glue on the card (c) the cold water (d) a magnet
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a compass needle
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🥛 Does a bicycle pump work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a compass needle
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a drinking straw

Answer key

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

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