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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to splash everyone (c) to hide the corks (d) to win a prize
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same tape”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of water (b) the amount of colour (c) the length of the stem (d) time for colour to show
- 4.🥛 Does a compass needle work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 5.🚢 Why can a heavy steel ship float on the sea? (a) sea water is warm (b) its hollow shape (c) it has a magnet (d) steel is very light
- 6.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) rain (b) lightning (c) sunshine (d) wind
- 7.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
- 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 10.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) two clear glasses (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) honey
- 12.🧺 Do we need a white flower for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.💧 Dip a glass marble into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) cooking oil (c) water with food colour (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water from the oars (b) air from the balloon (c) water a swimmer pushes (d) the rocket
- 16.⚖️ 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) the amount of clay (c) the tub of water (d) whether it floats
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a medicine dropper
- 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) warm water (b) two clear glasses (c) cold water (d) a magnet
- 20.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 21.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) straight above you (b) behind you (c) under the ground (d) in front of you
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) cooking oil (c) a balloon (d) a tall clear glass
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the slope of the string (b) distance it travels (c) the same string (d) the same tape
- 25.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the kind of flower”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🥄 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a towel for spills (d) a balloon
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of pouring is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) a magnet pulls it (b) escaping air pushes it (c) the straw is heavy (d) the string pulls it
- 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a white flower (c) yeast (d) food colour
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two clear glasses (b) cold water (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 34.🥄 Does powdered sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
- 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) chalk powder (c) baking soda (d) sawdust
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 40.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it gets too heavy (b) it turns into a kite (c) it can pop loudly (d) it changes colour
Answer key
- to keep children safe
- we keep it the same
- the length of the stem
- magnetism
- its hollow shape
- rain
- True
- a magnet
- False
- freezing
- two clear glasses
- needed
- water does not climb
- turmeric powder
- the rocket
- whether it floats
- a medicine dropper
- air pushes on its blades
- a magnet
- 4
- behind you
- not needed
- a balloon
- distance it travels
- False
- we keep it the same
- does not dissolve
- a balloon
- False
- escaping air pushes it
- False
- yeast
- a magnet
- faster
- not needed
- it spins the other way
- True
- baking soda
- a balloon
- it can pop loudly
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids