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