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: a towel is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to dissolve (b) the amount of water (c) the water temperature (d) the amount of sugar
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a glass of water (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a drinking straw (c) a mirror (d) two chairs
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🥄 Does food colour dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) a mirror (d) water with food colour
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a mirror (b) a long string (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 11.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) a little shaking (b) more plain water (c) a few ice cubes (d) lots of salt stirred in
- 12.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar in icy water (b) powdered sugar (c) sugar stirred well (d) sugar in warm water
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of sugar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 14.True or false: a drinking straw is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a pond icing over is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how big we blow it (b) the same tape (c) distance it travels (d) the same straw
- 17.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a mirror (d) a glass of water
- 20.True or false: sugar stirred well dissolves faster. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) a battery cell
- 22.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to hide the corks (c) to win a prize (d) to splash everyone
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) whether the card stays (b) the same card (c) how full the glass is (d) the same glass
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
- 25.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they become solid (b) they mix for ever (c) they turn to honey (d) they separate again
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats (d) the amount of clay
- 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a pebble (d) very salty water
- 29.🧺 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 stiff postcard
- 30.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a coin (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a glass marble
- 31.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) vapour in air cools (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) ice escapes the glass
- 32.True or false: a comb is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) a balloon (d) bright sunlight
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a mirror (c) a tall clear glass (d) cooking oil
- 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 37.True or false: a mirror is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a glass marble (d) an ice cube
- 40.⚖️ 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 pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- False
- we keep it the same
- the water temperature
- a glass of water
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- dissolves in water
- a mirror
- not needed
- a long string
- lots of salt stirred in
- sugar in icy water
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- how big we blow it
- needed
- not needed
- a mirror
- True
- a battery cell
- to keep children safe
- how full the glass is
- turmeric powder
- they separate again
- whether it floats
- False
- cooking oil
- a mirror
- a ping-pong ball
- vapour in air cools
- True
- needed
- a balloon
- a mirror
- we measure it
- False
- denser than water
- a glass marble
- we change it
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