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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
- 4.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a drinking straw (c) a suction hook (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 6.⚖️ 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 same card (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 7.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) wet clothes drying (b) water becoming ice (c) drops under a pot lid (d) ice becoming water
- 8.🔮 Predict: a strip of paper towel dips into coloured water. What happens? (a) it turns to plastic (b) nothing ever happens (c) it sinks at once (d) colour climbs up it
- 9.True or false: very salty water is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a towel (b) a mirror (c) a glass of water (d) a sink or a bucket
- 12.⚖️ 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 glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the kind of sugar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 14.True or false: a balloon is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) sunlight (c) a small cup (d) a big bowl
- 17.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) hot water is heavy (c) it changes colour (d) hot water is magnetic
- 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
- 20.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a towel (d) a glass of water
- 22.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) a piece of thermocol (c) a glass marble (d) an ice cube
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same string (b) how big we blow it (c) the slope of the string (d) distance it travels
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.True or false: a suction hook works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sunny window (c) turmeric powder (d) a sheet of white paper
- 27.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) under the honey (b) on top of the oil (c) in the water layer (d) in the honey layer
- 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a drinking straw (d) a battery cell
- 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same straw (b) distance it travels (c) the same tape (d) how big we blow it
- 33.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) straight above you (b) under the ground (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water (c) a teaspoon (d) two clear glasses
- 36.🥄 Does sugar in icy water dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of foil (b) a paper towel (c) a plastic ruler (d) a glass marble
- 40.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the shape of the clay (d) the amount of clay
Answer key
- not needed
- not needed
- it spins the other way
- we keep it the same
- a magnetic pin holder
- how full the glass is
- water becoming ice
- colour climbs up it
- False
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- hot water can scald
- we keep it the same
- an open sheet of paper
- True
- a balloon
- a glass marble
- how big we blow it
- we measure it
- True
- turmeric powder
- on top of the oil
- True
- a drinking straw
- False
- air pressure
- distance it travels
- needed
- behind you
- a mirror
- slower
- not needed
- False
- a paper towel
- the shape of the clay
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