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