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Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 5: Make a rainbow with water and sunlight · Set 150 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
  2. 2.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the same white paper (c) the amount of water
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a balloon
  6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 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) a sunny window (d) yeast
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a sunny window (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
  10. 10.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
  13. 13.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) violet
  16. 16.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) snow falling (d) a shadow of ice
  18. 18.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) clouds (b) balloons (c) prisms (d) magnets
  19. 19.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
  22. 22.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 glass (c) brightness of rainbow
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a sheet of white paper (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) many colours mixed
  31. 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 same white paper (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same glass (d) the same window
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  36. 36.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it through glass (c) look at it in a mirror (d) stare at the Sun
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a magnet (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 same glass (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the amount of water
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. 3
  3. the same white paper
  4. True
  5. a balloon
  6. False
  7. yeast
  8. a sunny window
  9. a mirror
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 2
  13. 7
  14. a battery cell
  15. violet
  16. False
  17. a small rainbow
  18. prisms
  19. True
  20. a battery cell
  21. 6
  22. 1
  23. the same glass
  24. True
  25. we keep it the same
  26. not needed
  27. a sheet of white paper
  28. not needed
  29. needed
  30. many colours mixed
  31. 4
  32. brightness of rainbow
  33. needed
  34. True
  35. we measure it
  36. never look at the Sun
  37. needed
  38. a magnet
  39. the amount of water
  40. False

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