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Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 5: Make a rainbow with water and sunlight · Set 677 · 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.🛟 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 turns blue (d) so it gets hot
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a clear glass of water (d) turmeric powder
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) a clear glass of water (d) bright sunlight
  4. 4.🧺 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
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a sunny window (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) a magnet
  9. 9.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
  10. 10.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
  11. 11.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) red (b) green (c) violet (d) blue
  12. 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  13. 13.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) bright sunlight
  15. 15.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 window (d) the amount of water
  17. 17.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the water is coloured (b) the glass is painted (c) water splits the light (d) the paper makes colours
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) magnetism (b) refraction (c) reflection (d) evaporation
  21. 21.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  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) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a balloon (d) bright sunlight
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🔮 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
  27. 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
  32. 32.🛟 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  36. 36.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
  40. 40.🧺 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

Answer key

  1. so it does not fall
  2. turmeric powder
  3. yeast
  4. a balloon
  5. turmeric powder
  6. True
  7. a sunny window
  8. a magnet
  9. 7
  10. 7
  11. red
  12. we keep it the same
  13. 5
  14. bright sunlight
  15. 1
  16. the amount of water
  17. water splits the light
  18. not needed
  19. True
  20. refraction
  21. violet
  22. True
  23. the same white paper
  24. a balloon
  25. True
  26. the rainbow fades
  27. False
  28. False
  29. we keep it the same
  30. True
  31. a battery cell
  32. never look at the Sun
  33. we keep it the same
  34. False
  35. we change it
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. a mirror
  40. yeast

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