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 colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of colour (b) the room it stands in (c) the length of the stem (d) time for colour to show
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
- 3.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 4.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the water layer (c) in the oil layer (d) at the very bottom
- 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) cling film (d) ice cubes
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the shape of the clay (b) the kind of clay (c) the tub of water (d) whether it floats
- 8.True or false: a flower stem lets water climb up it. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 10.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the balloon (b) the rowing boat (c) the swimmer (d) air from the balloon
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of clay (b) whether it floats (c) the shape of the clay
- 12.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a towel is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it vanished for ever (b) it spread in the water (c) it sank as sand (d) it became air
- 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a results table
- 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
- 19.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) warm water (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) honey
- 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ball of clay (b) a glass marble (c) an ice cube (d) a metal key
- 24.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) it goes faster (b) more friction, less far (c) no change at all (d) less friction
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) honey
- 26.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
- 27.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) neither of them (b) both of them (c) the small pebble (d) the big log
- 28.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) powdered sugar (b) a big sugar cube (c) sugar in icy water (d) sugar left unstirred
- 31.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to splash everyone (c) to win a prize (d) to keep children safe
- 32.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals are magnetic (b) the stem is hot (c) petals lose water to air (d) petals like colour
- 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) honey
- 35.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it through glass (d) never look at the Sun
- 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- the length of the stem
- a balloon
- 7
- at the very bottom
- a coin
- a mirror
- whether it floats
- True
- we keep it the same
- air from the balloon
- the kind of clay
- True
- True
- it spread in the water
- we keep it the same
- a results table
- True
- a steel spoon
- True
- True
- warm water
- True
- an ice cube
- more friction, less far
- yeast
- hot water can scald
- the big log
- 5
- False
- powdered sugar
- to keep children safe
- petals lose water to air
- not needed
- honey
- needed
- never look at the Sun
- True
- True
- 7
- we keep it the same
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