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