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 sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) time to dissolve (c) the water temperature
- 2.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to hide the corks (c) to keep children safe (d) to splash everyone
- 3.True or false: food colour is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a battery cell
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar stirred well (b) a big sugar cube (c) sugar in warm water (d) powdered sugar
- 7.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) fewer drops form (c) more drops form (d) the water turns red
- 8.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) little air left inside (b) it looks nicer (c) the card gets wet (d) water is heavier
- 9.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) wipe them dry (c) pour more water (d) slide on them
- 13.True or false: a strip of cloth lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 14.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) a pond icing over (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) wet clothes drying
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same straw”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same tape is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💧 Dip a strip of cloth into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 19.True or false: honey is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a glass of water
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the kind of sugar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.True or false: dew on morning grass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) air pressure (b) friction (c) sunlight (d) magnetism
- 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
- 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 29.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) glucose powder (c) sand (d) cooking oil
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a teaspoon (c) two clear glasses (d) a clock or timer
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how big we blow it (b) the same tape (c) the slope of the string (d) the same straw
- 32.True or false: two chairs is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: distance it travels is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a white flower is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the balloon go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
Answer key
- the amount of water
- to keep children safe
- False
- a sheet of white paper
- False
- a big sugar cube
- more drops form
- little air left inside
- less dense than water
- False
- not needed
- wipe them dry
- True
- a pond icing over
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- water climbs up it
- True
- a glass of water
- we keep it the same
- True
- air pressure
- True
- a battery cell
- safety scissors
- False
- we keep it the same
- glucose powder
- a comb
- how big we blow it
- False
- not needed
- needed
- not needed
- True
- 7
- False
- True
- goes forward
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