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.True or false: water with food colour is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 4.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) coloured water (d) the spoon
- 5.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a feather (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a steel spoon
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a stiff postcard (c) a magnet (d) a glass of water
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the stirring is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it turns to stone (b) it can float (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks faster
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) honey (d) a cork
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) drops under a pot lid (c) dew on morning grass (d) sweat drying on skin
- 16.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the time we wait
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a drinking straw (b) a balloon (c) two chairs (d) vinegar
- 20.True or false: two chairs is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: an ice cube sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) neither of them (b) both the same (c) powdered sugar (d) the sugar cube
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the tub (b) the water (c) the cork itself (d) the air above
- 26.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) near a plug point (c) over a sink or bucket (d) on a bed
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) two clear glasses (d) a teaspoon
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) two clear glasses
- 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) behind you (b) straight above you (c) under the ground (d) in front of you
- 31.True or false: a steel spoon floats on water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
- 33.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) little air left inside (b) the card gets wet (c) water is heavier (d) it looks nicer
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.⚖️ 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 pouring is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: butter going runny is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) glue on the card (b) air pushing up (c) the cold water (d) a magnet
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- a paper clip
- cooking oil
- a steel spoon
- we measure it
- we measure it
- a magnet
- False
- it can float
- True
- True
- it spins the other way
- a cork
- sweat drying on skin
- needed
- air pressure
- sun or shade
- vinegar
- True
- False
- False
- powdered sugar
- False
- the water
- over a sink or bucket
- a comb
- a balloon
- True
- behind you
- False
- a mirror
- little air left inside
- we measure it
- True
- air pressure
- not needed
- False
- False
- air pushing up
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