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.🛟 Does a steel spoon float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) sugar (b) cold water (c) two clear glasses (d) cotton wool
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how many drops form (b) the time we wait (c) the cling film cover (d) sun or shade
- 4.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a mirror (b) a fridge magnet (c) a sundial (d) a balloon rocket
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a white flower (b) a mirror (c) food colour (d) a glass of water
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the kind of flower is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: wet clothes drying is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) the air outside (c) the bowl itself (d) water warmed by the Sun
- 10.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 13.True or false: the balloon goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a cork (d) a ping-pong ball
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making ice lollies (b) ice becoming water (c) water becoming ice (d) a pond icing over
- 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: drops on a cold glass is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to drops (c) it turns to smoke (d) it disappears
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a towel for spills (c) small test objects (d) a results table
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same straw is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) the bottle is magnetic (b) the cap is sticky (c) air inside pushes back (d) water is hiding there
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a white flower (c) food colour (d) a glass of water
- 27.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) wet hair drying (b) making ice lollies (c) ice becoming water (d) butter going runny
- 28.💧 Dip a cotton thread into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a strip of cloth (c) a piece of foil (d) a glass marble
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: how full the glass is is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) honey
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a long string (c) sticky tape (d) a mirror
- 37.🧺 Do we need a few hours of waiting for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a white flower
- 39.True or false: food colour is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) leave water on the floor (b) run around the tub (c) wipe up spills at once (d) play near a deep pond
Answer key
- sinks
- cotton wool
- how many drops form
- a balloon rocket
- True
- a mirror
- True
- False
- water warmed by the Sun
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- 7
- not needed
- honey
- ice becoming water
- falls fast
- safety scissors
- True
- True
- it turns to drops
- turmeric powder
- False
- air inside pushes back
- a battery cell
- wet hair drying
- water climbs up it
- a strip of cloth
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- False
- False
- a paper helicopter
- a cork
- a mirror
- needed
- a balloon
- True
- wipe up spills at once
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