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 should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to win a prize (c) to splash everyone (d) to keep children safe
- 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it gets too heavy (b) it can pop loudly (c) it changes colour (d) it turns into a kite
- 6.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the swimmer (b) the balloon (c) air from the balloon (d) the rowing boat
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a tall clear glass (c) honey (d) yeast
- 10.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) turmeric powder (c) water with food colour (d) a spoon
- 13.True or false: a ping-pong ball is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a compass needle (b) a fridge magnet (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a suction hook
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a metal key (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
- 19.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks (c) it turns white (d) it still floats
- 20.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) small pebbles (b) baking soda (c) food colour (d) sugar
- 21.🥄 Does sand dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they separate again (b) they become solid (c) they turn to honey (d) they mix for ever
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
- 26.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) air
- 29.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) evaporation (b) magnetism (c) melting (d) capillary action
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals like colour (b) the stem is hot (c) petals are magnetic (d) petals lose water to air
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water with food colour (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 34.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: how much of each liquid is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the way we turn it”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 39.🛟 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
- 40.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) no change at all (b) more friction, less far (c) less friction (d) it goes faster
Answer key
- to keep children safe
- not needed
- less dense than water
- not needed
- it can pop loudly
- needed
- not needed
- air from the balloon
- yeast
- slower
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- False
- False
- needed
- a suction hook
- an ice cube
- it still floats
- small pebbles
- does not dissolve
- True
- they separate again
- False
- a battery cell
- 7
- a battery cell
- a glass marble
- capillary action
- True
- petals lose water to air
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- needed
- less dense than water
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- spilled oil is slippery
- more friction, less far
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