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.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time for colour to show (b) the length of the stem (c) the amount of colour
- 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it settles at the bottom (b) it turns blue (c) it floats up (d) it dissolves
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a medicine dropper (c) a compass needle (d) a drinking straw
- 8.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) table salt (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) sand
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cling film (c) a small cup (d) water
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of sugar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a long string (b) turmeric powder (c) sticky tape (d) a drinking straw
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 16.True or false: a coin sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the stirring”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 19.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to keep children safe (c) to splash everyone (d) to hide the corks
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) pour more water (b) slide on them (c) leave them wet (d) wipe them dry
- 22.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
- 23.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 24.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) the youngest child (b) a grown-up (c) a friend who is running (d) nobody needs to
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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) how full the glass is (c) the way we turn it
- 27.⚖️ 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 colour (b) the length of the stem (c) the room it stands in (d) the amount of water
- 28.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) look for leftover grains (b) smell it closely (c) poke it with a finger (d) taste it
- 29.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sugar (b) glucose powder (c) sawdust (d) food colour
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they turn to honey (b) they mix for ever (c) they become solid (d) they separate again
- 32.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) wipe them on walls
- 33.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the order of pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 35.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a steel spoon (b) a cork (c) an iron nail (d) a metal key
- 36.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the cork itself (b) the water (c) the air above (d) the tub
- 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a mirror (c) two clear glasses (d) a teaspoon
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of sugar (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of water (d) the amount of sugar
Answer key
- the amount of colour
- True
- True
- it settles at the bottom
- not needed
- we measure it
- a compass needle
- sand
- a balloon
- False
- True
- 7
- turmeric powder
- True
- falls fast
- True
- a paper helicopter
- we keep it the same
- to keep children safe
- we change it
- wipe them dry
- it will not break
- sinks
- a grown-up
- we change it
- the way we turn it
- the length of the stem
- look for leftover grains
- sawdust
- not needed
- they separate again
- wash your hands
- needed
- we change it
- a cork
- the water
- False
- a mirror
- time to reach the floor
- the water temperature
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