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Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 5: Make a rainbow with water and sunlight · Set 990 · 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.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) yeast (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
  4. 4.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it through glass (d) look at it in a mirror
  5. 5.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) bright sunlight
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear glass of water
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
  14. 14.🧺 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 sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) a shadow of ice (c) a small rainbow (d) snow falling
  16. 16.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 white paper (c) the amount of water (d) the time of day
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  21. 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
  22. 22.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) balloons (c) clouds (d) prisms
  23. 23.🔮 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
  24. 24.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) brightness of rainbow (d) the same glass
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a clear glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) reflection (c) refraction (d) magnetism
  38. 38.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
  40. 40.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) red (c) green (d) blue

Answer key

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

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