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 sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: time to dissolve is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need cling film for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 4.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 5.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) a grown-up
- 6.🧺 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 balloon (d) a towel
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same tape (b) the same string (c) the slope of the string (d) how big we blow it
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a small cup (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 9.⚖️ 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 water (b) the amount of colour (c) the length of the stem (d) the kind of flower
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a magnet (d) bright sunlight
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.True or false: a tub of water is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a mirror (c) sunlight (d) a big bowl
- 16.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the shape of the clay”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the way we turn it (b) whether the card stays (c) the same glass (d) how full the glass is
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it through glass (b) never look at the Sun (c) look at it in a mirror (d) stare at the Sun
- 21.True or false: a spoon is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) reflection (b) evaporation (c) refraction (d) magnetism
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 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 tub of water (d) yeast
- 27.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water from the oars (b) gas from the rocket (c) the rocket (d) air from the balloon
- 28.True or false: sand dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎈 What is the job of the straw on the string? (a) it makes it heavier (b) it holds water (c) it blows air in (d) it guides the balloon
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a spoon (c) a magnet (d) honey
- 31.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rocket go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 32.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a magnet (b) vinegar (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a spoon (d) a battery cell
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) two clear glasses (d) a clock or timer
- 37.⚖️ 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 same three liquids”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) small pebbles (d) table salt
- 39.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) on a bed (c) over a sink or bucket (d) near a plug point
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the same white paper (c) the amount of water (d) the same glass
Answer key
- True
- needed
- falls fast
- less dense than water
- a grown-up
- a balloon
- how big we blow it
- a small cup
- the length of the stem
- not needed
- a magnet
- we change it
- not needed
- False
- a mirror
- slower
- we change it
- how full the glass is
- True
- never look at the Sun
- True
- refraction
- we change it
- sinks
- we measure it
- yeast
- the rocket
- False
- it guides the balloon
- a magnet
- goes forward
- needed
- a balloon
- not needed
- a spoon
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- table salt
- over a sink or bucket
- the amount of water
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