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 — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🥄 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 4.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) sawdust (c) chalk powder (d) food colour
- 5.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) sunlight (d) friction
- 6.🧺 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) yeast (d) a towel
- 7.💧 Which change is this: water becoming ice? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) freezing
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a balloon
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same tape”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
- 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a tall clear glass
- 15.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is less dense (b) ice is very cold (c) ice is magnetic (d) water is sticky
- 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of colour”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) sticky tape (d) a long string
- 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 21.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) powdered sugar (b) neither of them (c) both the same (d) the sugar cube
- 22.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) escaping air pushes it (b) a magnet pulls it (c) the string pulls it (d) the straw is heavy
- 23.⚖️ 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 pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) how much of each liquid
- 24.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) more drops form (c) the water turns red (d) the bowl freezes
- 25.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) sugar (c) table salt (d) glucose powder
- 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the same white paper (c) the amount of water (d) the same window
- 28.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) anyone, without looking (b) a grown-up (c) a pet (d) a toddler
- 29.True or false: a cotton thread does not let water climb. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: cotton wool is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) a glass marble (c) a pebble (d) honey
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) yeast (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) cold water (d) a teaspoon
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- does not dissolve
- bright sunlight
- food colour
- air pressure
- yeast
- freezing
- cooking oil
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- a toy parachute
- True
- sinks
- a tall clear glass
- ice is less dense
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- not needed
- floats
- powdered sugar
- escaping air pushes it
- how much of each liquid
- more drops form
- small pebbles
- False
- the amount of water
- a grown-up
- False
- False
- air
- False
- True
- yeast
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- denser than water
- a comb
- we keep it the same
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