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.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it can float (b) it dissolves (c) it turns to stone (d) it sinks faster
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a magnet (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 4.True or false: a white flower is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the honey layer (b) on top of the oil (c) under the honey (d) in the water layer
- 7.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the order of the layers (b) the same glass (c) the order of pouring
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a white flower (b) a balloon (c) food colour (d) a glass of water
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the way we turn it (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays (d) the same card
- 13.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) it has a magnet (b) its hollow shape (c) sea water is warm (d) steel is very light
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “time for colour to show”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 17.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) a grown-up (b) the youngest child (c) nobody needs to (d) a friend who is running
- 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the slope of the string is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how much of each liquid (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers (d) the same glass
- 21.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) a metal key (c) an empty capped bottle (d) an iron nail
- 22.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) the sugar cube (b) powdered sugar (c) both the same (d) neither of them
- 24.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water can scald (c) it changes colour (d) hot water is magnetic
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 26.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rowing boat go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 27.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it dissolves (b) it floats (c) it bounces up (d) it sinks
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a big bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cling film
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) the amount of water (c) how many drops form
- 30.True or false: air from the balloon goes backward. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) near a plug point (b) over a sink or bucket (c) on a bed (d) over a laptop
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) wipe them dry (c) leave them wet (d) pour more water
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a white flower (c) food colour (d) a battery cell
- 35.🔮 Predict: does stirring make sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) not at all (b) faster (c) slower (d) the same
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time for colour to show (b) the length of the stem (c) the amount of water (d) the room it stands in
- 37.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) smoke (b) water (c) sand (d) air
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a rubber eraser (d) a strip of cloth
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- False
- it can float
- a magnet
- False
- False
- on top of the oil
- 7
- not needed
- safety scissors
- the same glass
- a balloon
- whether the card stays
- its hollow shape
- we measure it
- a balloon
- food colour
- a grown-up
- not needed
- False
- the order of the layers
- an empty capped bottle
- True
- powdered sugar
- hot water can scald
- we change it
- goes forward
- it sinks
- turmeric powder
- the amount of water
- True
- over a sink or bucket
- not needed
- wipe them dry
- a battery cell
- faster
- time for colour to show
- air
- a ruler
- a strip of cloth
- we keep it the same
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