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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 2.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is heavier (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is hot
- 3.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the flower floats away (b) the water turns green (c) the stem turns to ice (d) the petals turn bluish
- 4.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) a pet (b) a toddler (c) a grown-up (d) anyone, without looking
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same straw (b) how big we blow it (c) distance it travels (d) the slope of the string
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) fewer drops form (b) the water turns red (c) more drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a long string
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) snow turning to water (b) a pond icing over (c) butter going runny (d) ice becoming water
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) small test objects (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a glass of water (c) food colour (d) a white flower
- 16.🥄 Does chalk powder dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a big bowl
- 18.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) evaporation (b) melting (c) freezing (d) condensation
- 19.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a piece of foil (b) a plastic ruler (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper towel
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) at the very bottom (c) in the water layer (d) in the oil layer
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
- 23.💧 Which change is this: ice becoming water? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a sink or a bucket (c) turmeric powder (d) a towel
- 25.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a magnet (b) a drinking straw (c) turmeric powder (d) vinegar
- 27.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a fridge magnet (c) a medicine dropper (d) a bicycle pump
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: water from the oars goes forward. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) cooking oil (c) a cork (d) a glass marble
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a compass needle (d) a drinking straw
- 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 35.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) the air outside (c) water warmed by the Sun (d) the bowl itself
- 36.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) smell it closely (b) poke it with a finger (c) taste it (d) look for leftover grains
- 37.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a sunny window (d) turmeric powder
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time we wait (b) the cling film cover (c) how many drops form (d) sun or shade
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) small test objects
Answer key
- falls slowly
- oil is less dense
- the petals turn bluish
- a grown-up
- distance it travels
- True
- more drops form
- needed
- a long string
- False
- a pond icing over
- small test objects
- True
- a glass marble
- turmeric powder
- does not dissolve
- a magnet
- condensation
- a paper towel
- False
- at the very bottom
- an open sheet of paper
- melting
- turmeric powder
- needed
- a drinking straw
- a fridge magnet
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- a glass marble
- not needed
- a drinking straw
- falls fast
- water warmed by the Sun
- look for leftover grains
- True
- a sunny window
- sun or shade
- a balloon
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