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 water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 2.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 3.💧 Dip a sugar cube into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 4.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the water layer (c) in the honey layer (d) under the honey
- 5.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a mirror (c) a results table (d) small test objects
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a strip of cloth (b) a cotton thread (c) a steel spoon (d) a sugar cube
- 9.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) vapour in air cools
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) turmeric powder (c) a towel (d) a stiff postcard
- 12.True or false: cooking oil is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) a tall clear glass (c) water with food colour (d) a spoon
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) yeast (c) water (d) cling film
- 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a ping-pong ball (d) a glass marble
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) honey
- 20.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they mix for ever (b) they separate again (c) they become solid (d) they turn to honey
- 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 24.True or false: water with food colour is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a piece of thermocol (b) an ice cube (c) a coin (d) a cork
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the kind of flower”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a mirror (b) a sunny window (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a long string (d) sticky tape
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it floats higher (b) it melts (c) it sinks (d) it turns blue
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an empty capped bottle (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a cork
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the room it stands in (b) time for colour to show (c) the amount of colour (d) the kind of flower
- 35.🔮 What would change if the flower stood in plain water? (a) the flower glows (b) the stem turns blue (c) the petals turn red (d) no colour change
- 36.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) wet clothes drying (c) drops under a pot lid (d) a puddle drying up
- 40.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) chalk powder (b) small pebbles (c) sugar (d) sawdust
Answer key
- a magnet
- slower
- water climbs up it
- on top of the oil
- False
- we change it
- a mirror
- a steel spoon
- vapour in air cools
- True
- turmeric powder
- True
- needed
- a balloon
- yeast
- True
- False
- a glass marble
- honey
- they separate again
- falls slowly
- we measure it
- less dense than water
- True
- True
- a coin
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a sunny window
- a magnet
- False
- it sinks
- a coin
- time for colour to show
- no colour change
- False
- True
- False
- drops under a pot lid
- sugar
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