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.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it turns blue (b) it settles at the bottom (c) it floats up (d) it dissolves
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: time for colour to show is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) chalk powder (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) table salt
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a coin (c) a ball of clay (d) an empty capped bottle
- 5.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a piece of chalk (b) a paper towel (c) a plastic ruler (d) a flower stem
- 6.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a glass of water (d) a battery cell
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a cork (c) a pebble (d) air
- 10.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice cube (b) a coin (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a piece of thermocol
- 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) under the honey (d) in the honey layer
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it does not fall (b) so it turns blue (c) so it gets hot (d) so the Sun moves
- 15.🥄 Does sugar left unstirred dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
- 17.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) look at it through glass (d) stare at the Sun
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) warm water (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the tub of water (b) the kind of clay (c) whether it floats (d) the shape of the clay
- 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) spilled oil is slippery (b) oil makes it rain (c) oil attracts magnets (d) oil turns into honey
- 22.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it turns into a kite (b) it gets too heavy (c) it changes colour (d) it can pop loudly
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) very salty water (c) an ice cube (d) cooking oil
- 24.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) honey (c) very salty water (d) an ice cube
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a feather
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same string”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
- 30.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) vapour in air cools
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) cling film (d) a mirror
- 33.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the rocket (b) the swimmer (c) the balloon (d) water from the oars
- 34.🎈 When does the balloon rocket stop? (a) when the air runs out (b) when it turns blue (c) it never stops (d) when it gets cold
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of colour”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) sunlight (c) ice cubes (d) a battery cell
- 40.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
Answer key
- it settles at the bottom
- True
- chalk powder
- an empty capped bottle
- a plastic ruler
- False
- not needed
- a battery cell
- a pebble
- a coin
- needed
- on top of the oil
- True
- so it does not fall
- slower
- a strip of paper
- never look at the Sun
- warm water
- whether it floats
- False
- spilled oil is slippery
- it can pop loudly
- very salty water
- an ice cube
- a crumpled paper ball
- not needed
- a stone
- we keep it the same
- a crumpled paper ball
- vapour in air cools
- an open sheet of paper
- a mirror
- water from the oars
- when the air runs out
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- falls slowly
- a battery cell
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