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