Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Bend and split): 1. Fill a clear glass with water and set it on a steady, sunny windowsill. 2. Put white paper on the floor where the sunlight passes through the glass. 3. Move the paper or glass slowly until a rainbow appears. 4. Never look straight at the Sun.
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- 1.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 2.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 3.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) never look at the Sun (d) look at it through glass
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a battery cell (d) a sheet of white paper
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the time of day (b) the same white paper (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the amount of water
- 7.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a sunny window
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 13.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of water (b) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a mirror (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 18.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “brightness of rainbow”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 21.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny bits of dust (b) only yellow light (c) many colours mixed (d) tiny drops of water
- 22.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it floats away (c) it turns brighter (d) it turns all red
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) yeast (d) a sheet of white paper
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a balloon (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 26.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it does not fall (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns blue
- 27.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) under the ground (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) straight above you
- 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) the same window (c) brightness of rainbow
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
- 39.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) reflection (b) magnetism (c) evaporation (d) refraction
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- 7
- never look at the Sun
- a battery cell
- a clear glass of water
- brightness of rainbow
- 6
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- True
- a sunny window
- a magnet
- needed
- the amount of water
- not needed
- yeast
- a mirror
- False
- we measure it
- 1
- many colours mixed
- the rainbow fades
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- so it does not fall
- 2
- False
- False
- behind you
- False
- True
- the same window
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- True
- violet
- True
- refraction
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