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 works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a bicycle pump
- 2.🌼 How does coloured water reach the petals? (a) it rains on them (b) through the air (c) through tiny stem tubes (d) it is sprayed on
- 3.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals lose water to air (b) the stem is hot (c) petals are magnetic (d) petals like colour
- 4.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a piece of thermocol (d) an ice cube
- 5.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) violet
- 6.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) a results table
- 7.True or false: ice becoming water is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a magnet (c) water with food colour (d) a tall clear glass
- 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clock or timer (b) cold water (c) a balloon (d) warm water
- 11.🥛 Does a vacuum cleaner work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) yeast (c) a tall clear glass (d) a spoon
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
- 14.True or false: a glass marble is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water can scald (c) it changes colour (d) hot water is heavy
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔮 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) water is hiding there (d) air inside pushes back
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “time to dissolve”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a towel
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
- 22.🛟 Does an iron nail float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 23.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) powdered sugar (b) sugar stirred well (c) sugar in icy water (d) sugar in warm water
- 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a cork (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a ball of clay
- 27.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) ice escapes the glass (c) the glass leaks (d) vapour in air cools
- 28.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a suction hook (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a medicine dropper (d) a fridge magnet
- 29.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) it looks nicer (b) the card gets wet (c) little air left inside (d) water is heavier
- 30.🧺 Do we need cold water for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) three separate layers (b) one mixed colour (c) bubbles of gas (d) the glass gets hot
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a long string (b) a balloon (c) sticky tape (d) yeast
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a white flower (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a glass of water
- 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a stiff postcard (d) a battery cell
- 36.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 37.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) ice is magnetic (b) ice is less dense (c) water is sticky (d) ice is very cold
- 38.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it turns into a kite (b) it changes colour (c) it gets too heavy (d) it can pop loudly
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the water temperature (b) the amount of sugar (c) the stirring (d) the amount of water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
Answer key
- a bicycle pump
- through tiny stem tubes
- petals lose water to air
- a coin
- red
- turmeric powder
- True
- a magnet
- not needed
- a balloon
- air pressure
- yeast
- a battery cell
- True
- hot water can scald
- True
- False
- air inside pushes back
- we measure it
- a balloon
- a coin
- sinks
- sugar in icy water
- not needed
- False
- a ball of clay
- vapour in air cools
- a fridge magnet
- little air left inside
- needed
- three separate layers
- yeast
- yeast
- not needed
- a battery cell
- 7
- ice is less dense
- it can pop loudly
- the water temperature
- a spoon
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