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 card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same glass (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays
- 2.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a compass needle (c) a medicine dropper (d) a bicycle pump
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) a magnet
- 4.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) oil turns into honey (c) oil attracts magnets (d) spilled oil is slippery
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a dry leaf (b) a piece of thermocol (c) an iron nail (d) an ice cube
- 7.🍯 Is a cork denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 8.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a piece of foil (b) a rubber eraser (c) a plastic ruler (d) a sugar cube
- 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) nobody needs to (b) a friend who is running (c) a grown-up (d) the youngest child
- 12.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) very salty water (c) honey (d) a pebble
- 13.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it sinks (b) it dissolves (c) it still floats (d) it turns white
- 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 15.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) glue on the card (b) a magnet (c) air pushing up (d) the cold water
- 16.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does air from the balloon go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 17.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it changes colour (b) it can pop loudly (c) it gets too heavy (d) it turns into a kite
- 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same tape (b) how big we blow it (c) distance it travels
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
- 23.🔮 Predict: does stirring make sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) the same (c) not at all (d) faster
- 24.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) powdered sugar (b) sugar in warm water (c) a big sugar cube (d) sugar stirred well
- 25.🥄 Does sugar left unstirred dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 26.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) a metal key (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
- 27.🔮 What would change if the flower stood in plain water? (a) no colour change (b) the flower glows (c) the stem turns blue (d) the petals turn red
- 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
- 30.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) on top of the oil (b) under the honey (c) in the honey layer (d) in the water layer
- 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a few hours of waiting (d) food colour
- 33.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) ice becoming water (b) water becoming ice (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) two chairs (b) vinegar (c) sticky tape (d) a long string
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a glass of water (b) yeast (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a white flower
- 36.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it floats away (b) the rainbow fades (c) it turns brighter (d) it turns all red
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) cooking oil
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a mirror (c) water with food colour (d) honey
Answer key
- the same glass
- a compass needle
- a magnet
- spilled oil is slippery
- we keep it the same
- an iron nail
- less dense than water
- a sugar cube
- safety scissors
- True
- a grown-up
- a ping-pong ball
- it still floats
- falls slowly
- air pushing up
- goes backward
- it can pop loudly
- needed
- True
- needed
- the same tape
- a clear glass of water
- faster
- a big sugar cube
- slower
- a feather
- no colour change
- not needed
- a magnet
- on top of the oil
- gravity
- turmeric powder
- a misty bathroom mirror
- vinegar
- yeast
- not needed
- the rainbow fades
- not needed
- cooking oil
- a mirror
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