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.🔮 Predict: you keep adding sugar to a small glass of water and stirring. What happens in the end? (a) all of it dissolves (b) the sugar turns to salt (c) the water turns solid (d) some stays undissolved
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sawdust (b) cooking oil (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
- 3.🎈 When does the balloon rocket stop? (a) when it gets cold (b) when it turns blue (c) it never stops (d) when the air runs out
- 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.⚖️ 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 room it stands in (b) the amount of water (c) the length of the stem (d) the amount of colour
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same straw”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Do we need a white flower for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to keep children safe (c) to splash everyone (d) to hide the corks
- 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) cling film (c) a mirror (d) ice cubes
- 13.📘 What do we call water with sugar dissolved in it? (a) a crystal (b) a magnet (c) a solution (d) a rainbow
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 15.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a stiff postcard (c) a battery cell (d) a glass of water
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a white flower (d) a balloon
- 18.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) a big sugar cube (b) sugar left unstirred (c) sugar in icy water (d) sugar stirred well
- 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🛟 What should you do with popped balloon pieces? (a) chew them (b) keep them in your mouth (c) throw them away safely (d) give them to a baby
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a pencil
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the kind of sugar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 24.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) wind (c) rain (d) lightning
- 25.True or false: a paper towel lets water climb up it. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 27.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) do not lick the spoon (c) throw the glass (d) taste each layer
- 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how big we blow it (b) the same string (c) distance it travels
- 30.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the same glass (c) the amount of water
- 32.🔍 You turn the full glass upside down, holding the card, then let go of the card. What happens? (a) the card flies away (b) the card stays on (c) the water turns to ice (d) the glass breaks
- 33.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) over a sink or bucket (c) on a bed (d) near a plug point
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) food colour (c) a few hours of waiting (d) turmeric powder
- 35.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 36.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) only yellow light (b) many colours mixed (c) tiny drops of water (d) tiny bits of dust
- 37.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) a cork
- 39.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a steel spoon (b) a cotton thread (c) a glass marble (d) a plastic ruler
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
Answer key
- some stays undissolved
- sugar
- when the air runs out
- not needed
- not needed
- the length of the stem
- we keep it the same
- needed
- False
- to keep children safe
- we measure it
- a mirror
- a solution
- we keep it the same
- never look at the Sun
- a battery cell
- a white flower
- sugar stirred well
- True
- throw them away safely
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- denser than water
- rain
- True
- falls fast
- do not lick the spoon
- air pushes on its blades
- the same string
- False
- the same glass
- the card stays on
- over a sink or bucket
- turmeric powder
- False
- many colours mixed
- True
- honey
- a cotton thread
- yeast
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