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.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the time of day
- 2.🧺 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 towel (d) a balloon
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a teaspoon (b) warm water (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 4.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it travels less far (b) it speeds up (c) it travels farther (d) it goes backward first
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a drinking straw (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 7.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) condensation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 8.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) neither of them (b) the sugar cube (c) both the same (d) powdered sugar
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) very salty water (c) air (d) a pebble
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of water (b) the same white paper (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same glass
- 11.True or false: a bicycle pump works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔮 Predict: a stem is split in two, one half in red water and one in blue. What do the petals do? (a) they stay white (b) they turn two colours (c) they all turn green (d) they fall off at once
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
- 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🥄 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 16.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it floats away (c) it turns all red (d) it turns brighter
- 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a pebble (c) cooking oil (d) a coin
- 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar in warm water (b) sugar stirred well (c) powdered sugar (d) sugar in icy water
- 22.True or false: cooking oil is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) a clock or timer (c) cotton wool (d) warm water
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the way we turn it”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 25.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) water (b) smoke (c) sand (d) air
- 26.⚖️ 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) the way we turn it (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays (d) the same card
- 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) honey (c) a cork (d) a coin
- 30.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) a ping-pong ball (c) an ice cube (d) a pebble
- 31.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a tub of water (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 34.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) smell it closely (b) look for leftover grains (c) poke it with a finger (d) taste it
- 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
- 37.💧 Dip a cotton thread into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water climbs up it (b) water does not climb
- 38.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) on a bed (c) over a sink or bucket (d) near a plug point
- 39.🔮 Predict: does stirring make sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower (c) the same (d) not at all
- 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the time of day
- a balloon
- a balloon
- True
- it travels less far
- a drinking straw
- condensation
- powdered sugar
- air
- brightness of rainbow
- False
- they turn two colours
- a fluff of cotton
- False
- does not dissolve
- the rainbow fades
- True
- cooking oil
- not needed
- not needed
- sugar in icy water
- False
- cotton wool
- we keep it the same
- air
- how full the glass is
- False
- needed
- a cork
- a pebble
- False
- False
- a tub of water
- needed
- look for leftover grains
- the crumpled ball
- water climbs up it
- over a sink or bucket
- faster
- False
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