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Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 5: Make a rainbow with water and sunlight · Set 88 · 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.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
  2. 2.🛟 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
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
  4. 4.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns all red (b) it turns brighter (c) the rainbow fades (d) it floats away
  5. 5.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
  6. 6.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the time of day
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) bright sunlight
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 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 sheet of white paper (d) yeast
  12. 12.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) reflection (c) magnetism (d) refraction
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
  14. 14.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
  16. 16.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a magnet (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  23. 23.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) a shadow of ice (c) snow falling (d) a small rainbow
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🛟 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 gets hot (d) so it does not fall
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) clouds (c) prisms (d) balloons
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 time of day
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a balloon (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 time of day (c) brightness of rainbow

Answer key

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

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