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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a stiff postcard (c) yeast (d) a towel
- 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
- 3.🥛 Does a compass needle work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
- 7.⚖️ 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) the same three liquids
- 8.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) food colour (c) a glass of water (d) a few hours of waiting
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same card”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ 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 amount of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the tub of water (d) the shape of the clay
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the stem (b) time for colour to show (c) the amount of water (d) the amount of colour
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a plastic ruler (c) a piece of chalk (d) a rubber eraser
- 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a sundial (b) a fridge magnet (c) a balloon rocket (d) a mirror
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it sinks faster (c) it dissolves (d) it can float
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) food colour (b) sawdust (c) table salt (d) baking soda
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
- 24.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) glucose powder (b) small pebbles (c) sugar (d) table salt
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the water temperature (b) time to dissolve (c) the amount of water
- 26.True or false: the swimmer goes backward. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether the card stays (b) how full the glass is (c) the same card
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) sand (b) air (c) smoke (d) water
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.True or false: vinegar is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a stiff postcard (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a magnet
- 33.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a cotton thread (d) a plastic ruler
- 35.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it floats higher (b) it turns blue (c) it melts (d) it sinks
- 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of sugar (b) the kind of sugar (c) the amount of water (d) the water temperature
- 38.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
Answer key
- yeast
- safety scissors
- magnetism
- True
- True
- it spins the other way
- the same three liquids
- 4
- a balloon
- a steel spoon
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- needed
- False
- the shape of the clay
- time for colour to show
- a piece of chalk
- not needed
- a balloon rocket
- False
- it can float
- sawdust
- a magnet
- small pebbles
- the amount of water
- False
- the same card
- False
- air
- we change it
- False
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- a cotton thread
- it sinks
- False
- the water temperature
- False
- False
- denser than water
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