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Air Pressure Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 6: Air pressure: the card on a glass · Set 947 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a vacuum cleaner
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a balloon
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a battery cell (c) a glass of water (d) a stiff postcard
  4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) sand (b) air (c) water (d) smoke
  6. 6.True or false: a medicine dropper works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) it looks nicer (b) little air left inside (c) the card gets wet (d) water is heavier
  12. 12.True or false: a sink or a bucket is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) the same glass (b) whether the card stays (c) the same card (d) how full the glass is
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a towel
  15. 15.True or false: a towel is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a drinking straw works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to make it rain (b) to grow plants (c) to cool the glass (d) to catch any spills
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 card (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays
  21. 21.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a vacuum cleaner works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a stiff postcard (d) yeast
  25. 25.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) a glass of water (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a magnetic pin holder
  28. 28.🛟 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
  29. 29.True or false: a fridge magnet works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a sink or a bucket
  31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a glass of water (c) yeast (d) a sink or a bucket
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a towel
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) yeast (c) a towel (d) a sink or a bucket
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a suction hook (c) a fridge magnet (d) a medicine dropper
  38. 38.🧺 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 stiff postcard
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is (d) the same glass

Answer key

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

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