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 the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of clay (b) the amount of clay (c) the tub of water (d) the shape of the clay
- 2.True or false: a sugar cube lets water climb up it. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 6.True or false: cooking oil is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it can float (b) it dissolves (c) it turns to stone (d) it sinks faster
- 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a magnet (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) wipe them on walls
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) many colours mixed
- 14.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) bubbles of gas (c) the glass gets hot (d) three separate layers
- 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a battery cell
- 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a sunny window
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) very salty water (c) a glass marble (d) cooking oil
- 22.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) baking soda (c) sawdust (d) small pebbles
- 23.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a towel for spills (c) a magnet (d) a results table
- 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 28.True or false: a comb is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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) the slope of the string (c) distance it travels
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) the string pulls it (b) a magnet pulls it (c) escaping air pushes it (d) the straw is heavy
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a white flower (b) food colour (c) a balloon (d) a glass of water
- 32.True or false: the swimmer goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an ice cube (c) a steel spoon (d) a ping-pong ball
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) ice becoming water (c) snow turning to water (d) drops on a cold glass
- 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) a battery cell
- 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the water turns red (b) fewer drops form (c) more drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 39.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they turn to honey (b) they separate again (c) they mix for ever (d) they become solid
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) air (c) honey (d) a glass marble
Answer key
- the shape of the clay
- True
- True
- needed
- air pressure
- True
- it can float
- faster
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- not needed
- many colours mixed
- three separate layers
- not needed
- a sheet of white paper
- False
- False
- a sunny window
- False
- cooking oil
- baking soda
- needed
- a magnet
- False
- a mirror
- we change it
- True
- the slope of the string
- escaping air pushes it
- a balloon
- True
- a steel spoon
- drops on a cold glass
- a paper helicopter
- a battery cell
- needed
- more drops form
- they separate again
- air
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