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Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 5: Make a rainbow with water and sunlight · Set 933 · 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.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a battery cell (d) a sunny window
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  5. 5.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) refraction (b) evaporation (c) magnetism (d) reflection
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a clear glass of water
  7. 7.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
  8. 8.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) a shadow of ice (d) snow falling
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 same window (b) the amount of water (c) the time of day (d) the same white paper
  13. 13.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the amount of water (c) the time of day (d) the same white paper
  21. 21.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  22. 22.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns blue (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it does not fall
  23. 23.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a magnet
  25. 25.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
  27. 27.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  29. 29.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the paper makes colours (b) the water is coloured (c) the glass is painted (d) water splits the light
  30. 30.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) blue (c) green (d) red
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny bits of dust (b) many colours mixed (c) only yellow light (d) tiny drops of water
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
  38. 38.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. a battery cell
  3. needed
  4. we measure it
  5. refraction
  6. a clear glass of water
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. True
  10. not needed
  11. a small rainbow
  12. the amount of water
  13. False
  14. 2
  15. True
  16. we keep it the same
  17. turmeric powder
  18. we keep it the same
  19. we keep it the same
  20. brightness of rainbow
  21. turmeric powder
  22. so it does not fall
  23. 4
  24. a magnet
  25. 3
  26. a magnet
  27. violet
  28. we change it
  29. water splits the light
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. red
  34. True
  35. True
  36. many colours mixed
  37. yeast
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a balloon

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