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.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) air (b) a glass marble (c) a cork (d) cooking oil
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the order of the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) how much of each liquid
- 5.🧺 Do we need a long string for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a magnet (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a mirror (c) a glass of water (d) a white flower
- 8.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) taste each layer (b) do not lick the spoon (c) throw the glass (d) pour it on the floor
- 9.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water a swimmer pushes (b) the swimmer (c) gas from the rocket (d) water from the oars
- 10.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 11.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a fridge magnet (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a suction hook
- 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) leave water on the floor (b) play near a deep pond (c) run around the tub (d) wipe up spills at once
- 14.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a ball of clay (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a pebble
- 15.True or false: a ping-pong ball floats on water. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the petals turn bluish (b) the stem turns to ice (c) the flower floats away (d) the water turns green
- 17.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) backward (b) it stays still (c) forward (d) straight down
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a comb (b) a mirror (c) cold water (d) a balloon
- 19.True or false: a fridge magnet works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it dissolves (b) it sinks faster (c) it turns to stone (d) it can float
- 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) magnetism (b) evaporation (c) refraction (d) reflection
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “time to dissolve”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 26.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar in icy water (b) powdered sugar (c) sugar left unstirred (d) a big sugar cube
- 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a mirror (b) a fridge magnet (c) a sundial (d) a balloon rocket
- 29.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 30.🥄 Why does sugar dissolve faster in warm water? (a) sugar likes the dark (b) particles move faster (c) cold water is wet (d) warm water is thicker
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
- 32.💧 Dip a glass marble into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water climbs up it (b) water does not climb
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
- 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a battery cell (d) a towel
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 38.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) sun or shade (b) the size of the bowl (c) the amount of water (d) how many drops form
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the order of the layers (c) the same three liquids (d) the order of pouring
Answer key
- False
- True
- a glass marble
- how much of each liquid
- needed
- a magnet
- a mirror
- do not lick the spoon
- the swimmer
- 7
- a suction hook
- not needed
- wipe up spills at once
- an ice cube
- True
- the petals turn bluish
- forward
- cold water
- False
- it can float
- 5
- not needed
- refraction
- we measure it
- we change it
- powdered sugar
- not needed
- a balloon rocket
- less dense than water
- particles move faster
- a balloon
- water does not climb
- a paper helicopter
- False
- a battery cell
- we change it
- we measure it
- needed
- sun or shade
- the order of the layers
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