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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) violet
- 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: sand does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) a stiff postcard (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
- 6.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the water turns red (b) more drops form (c) the bowl freezes (d) fewer drops form
- 7.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the glass breaks (b) the card stays on (c) the card flies away (d) the water turns to ice
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the room it stands in (b) time for colour to show (c) the kind of flower (d) the length of the stem
- 9.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) cooking oil (b) the spoon (c) coloured water (d) honey
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) small test objects (c) a towel for spills (d) a results table
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) small pebbles (c) cooking oil (d) table salt
- 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether the card stays (b) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a medicine dropper (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “how full the glass is”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) honey (c) a tall clear glass (d) turmeric powder
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 19.🔮 Predict: a stem is split in two, one half in red water and one in blue. What do the petals do? (a) they stay white (b) they all turn green (c) they turn two colours (d) they fall off at once
- 20.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so it gets hot (c) so it does not fall (d) so the Sun moves
- 21.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it flies off the string (b) it goes much farther (c) it goes less far (d) it turns into a kite
- 22.🛟 What should you do with popped balloon pieces? (a) keep them in your mouth (b) chew them (c) throw them away safely (d) give them to a baby
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) air (c) a glass marble (d) honey
- 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how big we blow it (b) distance it travels (c) the same string
- 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 28.⚖️ 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 amount of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) the kind of clay (d) the tub of water
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) very salty water (c) an ice cube (d) a pebble
- 31.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) under the ground (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) straight above you
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a pebble (c) an iron nail (d) a dry leaf
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same glass is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
- 36.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
- 38.True or false: yeast is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🛟 Does a cork float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a puddle drying up (b) butter going runny (c) ice becoming water (d) snow turning to water
Answer key
- not needed
- red
- True
- True
- a mirror
- more drops form
- the card stays on
- time for colour to show
- cooking oil
- a mirror
- table salt
- False
- the way we turn it
- turmeric powder
- a medicine dropper
- we change it
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- they turn two colours
- so it does not fall
- it goes less far
- throw them away safely
- air
- safety scissors
- the same string
- False
- a balloon
- the shape of the clay
- False
- an ice cube
- behind you
- not needed
- a dry leaf
- False
- yeast
- needed
- a magnet
- False
- floats
- a puddle drying up
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