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.🔮 Predict: a stem is split in two, one half in red water and one in blue. What do the petals do? (a) they fall off at once (b) they all turn green (c) they turn two colours (d) they stay white
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) a pond icing over (c) water becoming ice (d) making ice lollies
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a medicine dropper (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a compass needle
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a magnet (c) food colour (d) a white flower
- 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “time to dissolve”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the size of the bowl”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.⚖️ 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 three liquids”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil turns into honey (b) oil makes it rain (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil attracts magnets
- 10.True or false: a stiff postcard is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a magnet
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same straw (b) the slope of the string (c) the same string (d) how big we blow it
- 13.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does water a swimmer pushes go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it goes much farther (b) it goes less far (c) it flies off the string (d) it turns into a kite
- 17.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is hot (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is heavier
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper towel (b) a flower stem (c) a cotton thread (d) a plastic ruler
- 22.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same straw is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is magnetic (c) hot water is heavy (d) hot water can scald
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a balloon
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
- 29.True or false: sticky tape is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a small cup (d) a mirror
- 31.🧺 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 towel for spills (d) turmeric powder
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same string is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
- 34.True or false: a teaspoon is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) leave water on the floor (c) play near a deep pond (d) wipe up spills at once
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a drinking straw (b) a magnet (c) a long string (d) a balloon
- 37.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
- 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sun or shade (b) the size of the bowl (c) the cling film cover (d) how many drops form
Answer key
- they turn two colours
- dew on morning grass
- a compass needle
- a magnet
- False
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- spilled oil is slippery
- False
- a magnet
- how big we blow it
- goes backward
- False
- not needed
- it goes less far
- oil is less dense
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a plastic ruler
- needed
- False
- hot water can scald
- we keep it the same
- False
- a balloon
- a balloon
- False
- a small cup
- turmeric powder
- True
- air resistance
- False
- wipe up spills at once
- a magnet
- the crumpled ball
- not needed
- needed
- how many drops form
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