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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a cork
- 2.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it still floats (b) it turns white (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a clear glass of water
- 4.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) air inside pushes back (b) water is hiding there (c) the bottle is magnetic (d) the cap is sticky
- 5.True or false: a big sugar cube dissolves slower. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 7.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) blue (c) green (d) red
- 8.⚖️ 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 way we turn it (b) whether the card stays (c) how full the glass is (d) the same card
- 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 10.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) cooking oil (d) very salty water
- 11.True or false: two clear glasses is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 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) a sink or a bucket (d) yeast
- 14.True or false: yeast is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a balloon (c) water with food colour (d) a spoon
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the tub of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same tape is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the flower floats away (b) the stem turns to ice (c) the water turns green (d) the petals turn bluish
- 19.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
- 23.True or false: sugar in icy water dissolves slower. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the card flies away (b) the card stays on (c) the water turns to ice (d) the glass breaks
- 25.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) straight down (b) backward (c) forward (d) it stays still
- 26.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) air (b) smoke (c) sand (d) water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 28.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it disappears (b) it turns to smoke (c) it turns to drops (d) it turns to salt
- 29.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the shape of the clay (b) the amount of clay (c) whether it floats (d) the tub of water
- 32.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) wipe them dry (c) pour more water (d) slide on them
- 33.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to hide the corks (c) to splash everyone (d) to keep children safe
- 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) taste each layer (b) pour it on the floor (c) throw the glass (d) do not lick the spoon
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) food colour (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a white flower
- 39.True or false: cooking oil dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) a big bowl (c) a battery cell (d) water
Answer key
- a steel spoon
- it still floats
- a clear glass of water
- air inside pushes back
- True
- 7
- red
- how full the glass is
- we change it
- very salty water
- False
- False
- yeast
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- False
- the petals turn bluish
- False
- the rainbow fades
- we keep it the same
- the paper clip
- True
- the card stays on
- forward
- air
- True
- it turns to drops
- False
- not needed
- the shape of the clay
- wipe them dry
- needed
- to keep children safe
- True
- do not lick the spoon
- not needed
- a battery cell
- False
- a battery cell
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