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.True or false: a paper towel lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same three liquids (b) the order of the layers (c) how much of each liquid (d) the order of pouring
- 3.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: honey is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a stiff postcard is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
- 7.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) slide on them (c) wipe them dry (d) pour more water
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same tape is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🧺 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 mirror (d) a tub of water
- 13.True or false: sugar left unstirred dissolves faster. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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) the slope of the string (c) how big we blow it (d) the same straw
- 15.True or false: two clear glasses is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a towel for spills (c) a balloon (d) small test objects
- 17.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the card stays on (b) the glass breaks (c) the card flies away (d) the water turns to ice
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) water with food colour (c) honey (d) a mirror
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) it stays still (b) backward (c) straight down (d) forward
- 22.True or false: food colour dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals like colour (b) the stem is hot (c) petals lose water to air (d) petals are magnetic
- 24.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it dissolves (b) it floats up (c) it turns blue (d) it settles at the bottom
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) turmeric powder (c) small test objects (d) a tub of water
- 27.🛟 Which is a safe rule for the balloon rocket? (a) keep it away from faces (b) put string round a neck (c) aim it at your friend (d) blow it till it bursts
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🛟 Does a ping-pong ball float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) a magnet pulls it (b) the straw is heavy (c) escaping air pushes it (d) the string pulls it
- 31.🔮 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 mix for ever (d) they turn to honey
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 35.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it melts (b) it floats higher (c) it sinks (d) it turns blue
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: how many drops form is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) sticky tape (b) a drinking straw (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very colourful (b) heavy for its size (c) very thin (d) very hot
Answer key
- True
- the order of pouring
- False
- True
- False
- a mirror
- wipe them dry
- False
- True
- we change it
- not needed
- a mirror
- False
- how big we blow it
- False
- a balloon
- the card stays on
- False
- a mirror
- True
- forward
- True
- petals lose water to air
- it settles at the bottom
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- keep it away from faces
- we keep it the same
- floats
- escaping air pushes it
- they separate again
- True
- denser than water
- a pencil
- it sinks
- a battery cell
- False
- a mirror
- not needed
- heavy for its size
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