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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
- 2.⚖️ 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 the layers”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a mirror (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
- 5.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to salt (d) it turns to ice
- 6.🧺 Do we need a long string for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the stem (b) the kind of flower (c) time for colour to show
- 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) how many drops form (c) the time we wait
- 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🛟 What should you do with popped balloon pieces? (a) throw them away safely (b) chew them (c) give them to a baby (d) keep them in your mouth
- 17.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar in icy water (b) a big sugar cube (c) sugar in warm water (d) sugar left unstirred
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
- 19.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it goes much farther (b) it turns into a kite (c) it goes less far (d) it flies off the string
- 20.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a paper towel (b) a piece of chalk (c) a piece of foil (d) a cotton thread
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a drinking straw (c) turmeric powder (d) sticky tape
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a battery cell (c) a small cup (d) ice cubes
- 24.⚖️ 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 “how much of each liquid”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) faster (b) they turn to ice (c) they never dry (d) slower
- 26.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) slide on them (c) pour more water (d) leave them wet
- 27.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it travels less far (b) it goes backward first (c) it speeds up (d) it travels farther
- 28.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it spread in the water (b) it vanished for ever (c) it sank as sand (d) it became air
- 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a drinking straw (d) turmeric powder
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
- 33.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the stem turns to ice (b) the petals turn bluish (c) the water turns green (d) the flower floats away
- 34.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) friction (b) sunlight (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
- 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🔮 Predict: you keep adding sugar to a small glass of water and stirring. What happens in the end? (a) the sugar turns to salt (b) some stays undissolved (c) the water turns solid (d) all of it dissolves
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of the layers is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) neither of them (b) the small pebble (c) the big log (d) both of them
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) cooking oil (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 40.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) lots of salt stirred in (b) more plain water (c) a few ice cubes (d) a little shaking
Answer key
- a balloon
- we measure it
- False
- a mirror
- some water evaporates
- needed
- False
- 7
- a magnet
- the kind of flower
- not needed
- the time we wait
- not needed
- needed
- not needed
- throw them away safely
- sugar in warm water
- a balloon
- it goes less far
- a piece of foil
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- faster
- wipe them dry
- it travels less far
- it spread in the water
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a drinking straw
- a paper clip
- the petals turn bluish
- air pressure
- not needed
- some stays undissolved
- False
- the big log
- cooking oil
- lots of salt stirred in
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