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.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 2.True or false: sugar in icy water dissolves slower. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a balloon
- 4.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a feather (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a glass marble
- 5.True or false: a tub of water is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a glass of water (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) sunlight (c) a big bowl (d) water
- 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the swimmer go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 10.🧺 Do we need a sink or a bucket for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🥄 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 12.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water a swimmer pushes (b) water from the oars (c) the balloon (d) air from the balloon
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two clear glasses (b) a mirror (c) cold water (d) a teaspoon
- 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) less friction (b) more friction, less far (c) no change at all (d) it goes faster
- 16.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the water turns green (b) the petals turn bluish (c) the stem turns to ice (d) the flower floats away
- 17.🧺 Do we need honey for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time of day (b) the same white paper (c) the amount of water (d) brightness of rainbow
- 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
- 20.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) the sugar cube (b) both the same (c) neither of them (d) powdered sugar
- 21.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) water is hiding there (b) the bottle is magnetic (c) the cap is sticky (d) air inside pushes back
- 22.⚖️ 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 length of the stem (b) the amount of colour (c) time for colour to show (d) the kind of flower
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a white flower (c) a glass of water (d) a magnet
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a mirror (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
- 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to splash everyone (b) to hide the corks (c) to win a prize (d) to keep children safe
- 28.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) the water turns red (c) more drops form (d) fewer drops form
- 29.💧 Dip a piece of foil into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 30.True or false: a feather floats on water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 33.True or false: a cork is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a stiff postcard (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 35.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it does not fall (b) so the Sun moves (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns blue
- 36.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) a pond icing over (b) butter going runny (c) wet clothes drying (d) making ice lollies
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same string”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a medicine dropper (c) a suction hook (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 39.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) hot water is heavy (c) it changes colour (d) hot water is magnetic
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a balloon (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
Answer key
- the rainbow fades
- True
- a balloon
- a glass marble
- False
- a glass of water
- a magnet
- not needed
- goes forward
- needed
- dissolves in water
- the balloon
- a mirror
- not needed
- more friction, less far
- the petals turn bluish
- not needed
- the amount of water
- safety scissors
- powdered sugar
- air inside pushes back
- the length of the stem
- a magnet
- a mirror
- not needed
- needed
- to keep children safe
- more drops form
- water does not climb
- True
- needed
- air pressure
- True
- a stiff postcard
- so it does not fall
- butter going runny
- we keep it the same
- a magnetic pin holder
- hot water can scald
- a few hours of waiting
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