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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 2.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) reflection (b) magnetism (c) evaporation (d) refraction
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) orange (b) violet (c) yellow (d) red
- 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) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 10.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 11.🧺 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) a sunny window (d) a magnet
- 12.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) red (c) green (d) blue
- 18.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the same glass (c) the same white paper (d) the amount of water
- 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sheet of white paper (d) bright sunlight
- 21.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) snow falling (b) a magnet (c) a shadow of ice (d) a small rainbow
- 27.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it turns blue (c) so it does not fall (d) so it gets hot
- 31.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 32.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) magnets (c) balloons (d) clouds
- 33.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🛟 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
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) bright sunlight (d) a magnet
Answer key
- a sunny window
- 1
- a clear glass of water
- False
- refraction
- True
- not needed
- violet
- yeast
- 3
- a magnet
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- 7
- not needed
- red
- the amount of water
- False
- turmeric powder
- needed
- the same glass
- 5
- not needed
- False
- a small rainbow
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- so it does not fall
- brightness of rainbow
- prisms
- False
- 4
- we keep it the same
- needed
- never look at the Sun
- True
- not needed
- bright sunlight
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