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.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) taste it (b) look for leftover grains (c) poke it with a finger (d) smell it closely
- 2.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) snow falling (c) a small rainbow (d) a shadow of ice
- 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🎈 What is the job of the straw on the string? (a) it guides the balloon (b) it holds water (c) it makes it heavier (d) it blows air in
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the kind of clay (d) the amount of clay
- 7.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) the youngest child (b) nobody needs to (c) a friend who is running (d) a grown-up
- 8.🥤 Why does juice go up a drinking straw when you sip? (a) air pushes it up (b) the straw is hot (c) the straw is magnetic (d) juice likes plastic
- 9.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) it turns to ice (b) it turns to salt (c) the water increases (d) some water evaporates
- 10.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a battery cell (b) a white flower (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a tall clear glass (c) honey (d) cooking oil
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: how full the glass is is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a suction hook (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a magnetic chess set
- 17.⚖️ 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 shape of the clay (b) the kind of clay (c) the tub of water (d) whether it floats
- 18.⚖️ 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 order of pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) a pebble (c) honey (d) a coin
- 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
- 21.🍯 Is very salty water denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 22.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 24.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is heavy (b) hot water is magnetic (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
- 25.💧 Dip a paper towel into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water climbs up it (b) water does not climb
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) water with food colour (c) a mirror (d) honey
- 27.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) anyone, without looking (b) a grown-up (c) a pet (d) a toddler
- 28.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a fridge magnet (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a bicycle pump
- 30.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) it has a magnet (b) sea water is warm (c) its hollow shape (d) steel is very light
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) yeast
- 32.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the oil layer (c) at the very bottom (d) in the water layer
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) sugar (c) sawdust (d) cooking oil
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) a small cup (d) a magnet
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a mirror (c) a towel (d) a glass of water
- 36.💧 Dip a sugar cube into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water climbs up it (b) water does not climb
- 37.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a cork (d) a coin
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) water with food colour (c) yeast (d) a spoon
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) table salt (c) small pebbles (d) baking soda
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dry leaf (b) a metal key (c) an iron nail (d) a pebble
Answer key
- look for leftover grains
- a small rainbow
- not needed
- it guides the balloon
- turmeric powder
- whether it floats
- a grown-up
- air pushes it up
- some water evaporates
- needed
- False
- not needed
- a white flower
- a mirror
- True
- a magnetic chess set
- the shape of the clay
- we change it
- cooking oil
- from your raised hand
- denser than water
- False
- a battery cell
- hot water can scald
- water climbs up it
- a mirror
- a grown-up
- needed
- a bicycle pump
- its hollow shape
- yeast
- at the very bottom
- sugar
- a magnet
- a mirror
- water climbs up it
- a coin
- yeast
- small pebbles
- a dry leaf
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