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 a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time we wait (b) the amount of water (c) how many drops form (d) sun or shade
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) throw the glass (b) do not lick the spoon (c) pour it on the floor (d) taste each layer
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a towel for spills (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) small test objects (c) a results table (d) a towel for spills
- 5.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) in the honey layer (d) under the honey
- 6.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to win a prize (c) to keep children safe (d) to splash everyone
- 7.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is hot (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is heavier
- 8.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a ball of clay (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a pebble
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) the cling film cover (c) how many drops form
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a white flower (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a battery cell (d) a glass of water
- 12.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a sundial (b) a mirror (c) a fridge magnet (d) a balloon rocket
- 13.True or false: a drinking straw works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💧 Dip a glass marble into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet hair drying (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops under a pot lid
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers (d) the same three liquids
- 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) air (c) cooking oil (d) a pebble
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) whether the card stays (b) the same card (c) how full the glass is (d) the same glass
- 21.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) more plain water (b) a little shaking (c) a few ice cubes (d) lots of salt stirred in
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) food colour
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the time of day (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same glass (d) the same window
- 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 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 white flower (d) yeast
- 26.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a magnet (b) a few hours of waiting (c) food colour (d) a glass of water
- 28.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: water is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it goes backward first (b) it travels farther (c) it speeds up (d) it travels less far
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the shape of the clay”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 34.🥤 Why does juice go up a drinking straw when you sip? (a) the straw is hot (b) juice likes plastic (c) the straw is magnetic (d) air pushes it up
- 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
- 36.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) spilled oil is slippery (c) oil turns into honey (d) oil attracts magnets
- 37.True or false: air from the balloon goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a balloon (c) a glass of water (d) food colour
- 39.True or false: a big sugar cube dissolves slower. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔮 What would change if the flower stood in plain water? (a) the petals turn red (b) no colour change (c) the flower glows (d) the stem turns blue
Answer key
- sun or shade
- do not lick the spoon
- yeast
- a battery cell
- on top of the oil
- to keep children safe
- oil is less dense
- an ice-cream stick
- the paper clip
- the cling film cover
- a battery cell
- a balloon rocket
- True
- water does not climb
- wet hair drying
- the order of pouring
- True
- True
- a pebble
- whether the card stays
- lots of salt stirred in
- food colour
- brightness of rainbow
- not needed
- yeast
- False
- a magnet
- False
- False
- True
- it travels less far
- we change it
- water with food colour
- air pushes it up
- it spins the other way
- spilled oil is slippery
- False
- a balloon
- True
- no colour change
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