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.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a suction hook (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a compass needle
- 2.True or false: a suction hook works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a fridge magnet (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 5.🧺 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) yeast
- 6.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a bicycle pump (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a medicine dropper
- 7.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a fridge magnet (d) a medicine dropper
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a towel (c) a glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 9.⚖️ 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) the same card (c) whether the card stays (d) how full the glass is
- 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ 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 card (c) whether the card stays (d) the way we turn it
- 12.🧺 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
- 13.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a battery cell
- 15.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) friction (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) sunlight
- 16.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
- 17.🥛 Does a compass needle work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 18.⚖️ 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 card (c) whether the card stays
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a towel (c) a stiff postcard (d) a sink or a bucket
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a medicine dropper (d) a bicycle pump
- 21.True or false: a towel is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a stiff postcard (d) turmeric powder
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) a glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 27.True or false: a sink or a bucket is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a bicycle pump (d) a fridge magnet
- 30.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a medicine dropper works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) water (b) sand (c) smoke (d) air
- 34.True or false: a glass of water is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a towel
- 36.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (c) the same glass
- 37.🔍 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 card stays on (c) the card flies away (d) the glass breaks
- 38.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) water is heavier (b) the card gets wet (c) little air left inside (d) it looks nicer
- 39.🥛 Does a bicycle pump work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
Answer key
- a compass needle
- True
- we change it
- a vacuum cleaner
- yeast
- a magnetic chess set
- a medicine dropper
- turmeric powder
- how full the glass is
- False
- whether the card stays
- turmeric powder
- needed
- a sink or a bucket
- air pressure
- it will not break
- magnetism
- the same card
- a balloon
- a magnetic pin holder
- False
- air pressure
- a stiff postcard
- we keep it the same
- False
- a glass of water
- False
- not needed
- a bicycle pump
- air pressure
- False
- False
- air
- True
- a towel
- the same glass
- the card stays on
- little air left inside
- air pressure
- True
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