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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a clear glass of water
- 4.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it changes colour (b) it gets too heavy (c) it can pop loudly (d) it turns into a kite
- 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) yeast (d) a glass of water
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: water becoming ice is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of the layers is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a results table is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) honey (d) a tall clear glass
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🌈 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
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a mirror (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a long string (c) sticky tape (d) a balloon
- 19.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) sand (b) water (c) smoke (d) air
- 20.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 21.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it sank as sand (b) it spread in the water (c) it vanished for ever (d) it became air
- 25.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the way we turn it (c) whether the card stays (d) how full the glass is
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) a balloon (d) a towel for spills
- 28.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
- 29.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: cotton wool is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
- 32.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) taste it (b) look for leftover grains (c) poke it with a finger (d) smell it closely
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) small test objects (c) a magnet (d) a results table
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a mirror (b) food colour (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a glass of water
- 35.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) air (c) honey (d) a cork
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a battery cell (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is heavier (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is hot
- 39.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a drinking straw (d) a magnetic chess set
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) a mirror (d) a small cup
Answer key
- False
- not needed
- a clear glass of water
- it can pop loudly
- True
- yeast
- not needed
- False
- False
- False
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- water splits the light
- a magnet
- a mirror
- a mirror
- air
- 7
- False
- not needed
- True
- it spread in the water
- needed
- how full the glass is
- a balloon
- a grown-up
- needed
- False
- a coin
- look for leftover grains
- a magnet
- a mirror
- honey
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- oil is less dense
- a magnetic chess set
- a mirror
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