Water and Air Experiments Test Worksheet
What you do (Find the experiment, use the idea): 1. Read the question and find its experiment. 2. Use that experiment’s idea — density, dissolving, capillary action, light bending, air pressure, push-back, air resistance or condensation. 3. For a fair-test question, find what is changed, kept the same and measured. 4. For a safety question, choose what keeps everyone safe.
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- 1.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) sunlight (c) water (d) yeast
- 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
- 4.🔮 What would change if the flower stood in plain water? (a) the flower glows (b) no colour change (c) the petals turn red (d) the stem turns blue
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) water with food colour (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 6.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 8.🧺 Do we need two clear glasses for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.True or false: air from the balloon goes forward. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a glass of water (c) a few hours of waiting (d) yeast
- 11.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) in the honey layer (d) under the honey
- 14.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to make it rain (b) to grow plants (c) to catch any spills (d) to cool the glass
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a cork (b) a dry leaf (c) a feather (d) a metal key
- 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a towel for spills (c) small test objects (d) turmeric powder
- 19.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) a piece of thermocol (c) a coin (d) an iron nail
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a magnet (d) a towel
- 23.💧 Dip a cotton thread into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) warm water (b) honey (c) sugar (d) a clock or timer
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) water with food colour (c) a tall clear glass (d) a balloon
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a stiff postcard
- 28.True or false: a glass of water is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
- 30.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the water turns red (c) more drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
- 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it turns brighter (c) it floats away (d) it turns all red
- 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a drinking straw (b) a long string (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 39.🥄 Does glucose powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 40.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) never look at the Sun (c) stare at the Sun (d) look at it through glass
Answer key
- less dense than water
- yeast
- a steel spoon
- no colour change
- a balloon
- False
- sinks
- needed
- False
- yeast
- False
- not needed
- on top of the oil
- to catch any spills
- False
- a metal key
- falls slowly
- turmeric powder
- needed
- needed
- a piece of thermocol
- a magnet
- water climbs up it
- honey
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- a stiff postcard
- True
- the length of the blades
- more drops form
- True
- a fluff of cotton
- not needed
- the rainbow fades
- False
- air pushes on its blades
- True
- a battery cell
- dissolves in water
- never look at the Sun
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