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