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.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
- 2.🔮 Predict: you keep adding sugar to a small glass of water and stirring. What happens in the end? (a) the water turns solid (b) some stays undissolved (c) the sugar turns to salt (d) all of it dissolves
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a battery cell (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 5.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) a ball of clay (c) an empty capped bottle (d) an ice-cream stick
- 6.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) water (b) sand (c) air (d) smoke
- 7.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a glass marble (c) a flower stem (d) a steel spoon
- 8.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a drinking straw (c) a bicycle pump (d) a magnetic chess set
- 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: water a swimmer pushes goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a pebble (b) a steel spoon (c) an ice cube (d) a ball of clay
- 13.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) an iron nail (b) a cork (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the amount of clay”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the glass breaks (b) the card flies away (c) the card stays on (d) the water turns to ice
- 18.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a cork (b) a ping-pong ball (c) an ice cube (d) a coin
- 19.True or false: two clear glasses is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a drinking straw (d) a suction hook
- 21.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) cooking oil (c) sugar (d) glucose powder
- 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.True or false: making ice lollies is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) small pebbles (d) sugar
- 26.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 28.🥄 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 29.🔮 Predict: a stem is split in two, one half in red water and one in blue. What do the petals do? (a) they stay white (b) they fall off at once (c) they all turn green (d) they turn two colours
- 30.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) snow turning to water (b) dew on morning grass (c) a pond icing over (d) a puddle drying up
- 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the room it stands in”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) they never dry (b) they turn to ice (c) slower (d) faster
- 34.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a fridge magnet (d) a medicine dropper
- 35.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a balloon (d) a towel for spills
- 37.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) butter going runny (b) making ice lollies (c) a puddle drying up (d) dew on morning grass
- 38.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the rocket (b) the balloon (c) the rowing boat (d) water a swimmer pushes
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) turmeric powder (c) a white flower (d) a few hours of waiting
- 40.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a coin (b) very salty water (c) honey (d) a cork
Answer key
- it will not break
- some stays undissolved
- False
- a battery cell
- a ball of clay
- air
- a flower stem
- a magnetic chess set
- not needed
- False
- False
- an ice cube
- a cork
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- the card stays on
- a coin
- True
- a magnetic pin holder
- cooking oil
- not needed
- False
- True
- small pebbles
- True
- a balloon
- does not dissolve
- they turn two colours
- a puddle drying up
- falls slowly
- we keep it the same
- faster
- a medicine dropper
- True
- a balloon
- dew on morning grass
- water a swimmer pushes
- turmeric powder
- a cork
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