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.🧺 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 towel (c) a magnet (d) a glass of water
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a stiff postcard
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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) whether the card stays (b) the same card (c) how full the glass is
- 6.🥛 Does a fridge magnet work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 7.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.True or false: a vacuum cleaner works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a suction hook
- 13.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a fridge magnet (d) a compass needle
- 15.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a compass needle
- 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a stiff postcard (c) turmeric powder (d) a glass of water
- 18.🥛 Does a vacuum cleaner work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 19.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) on a bed (b) over a laptop (c) over a sink or bucket (d) near a plug point
- 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a drinking straw works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a medicine dropper (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a fridge magnet
- 25.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the way we turn it (c) the same card (d) how full the glass is
- 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 “whether the card stays”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 28.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a bicycle pump (d) a magnetic chess set
- 30.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a towel
- 35.🥛 Does a bicycle pump work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- a magnet
- a stiff postcard
- True
- not needed
- the same card
- magnetism
- air pressure
- True
- we change it
- True
- it will not break
- a suction hook
- True
- a vacuum cleaner
- a medicine dropper
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- air pressure
- over a sink or bucket
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- a medicine dropper
- how full the glass is
- needed
- we measure it
- False
- a bicycle pump
- needed
- needed
- not needed
- False
- a towel
- air pressure
- True
- air pressure
- the same glass
- True
- we keep it the same
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