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 size of the bowl (b) the amount of water (c) sun or shade (d) the time we wait
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) cotton wool (b) a clock or timer (c) two clear glasses (d) a teaspoon
- 3.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it gets too heavy (b) it turns into a kite (c) it changes colour (d) it can pop loudly
- 4.🥚 A fresh egg sinks in plain water. What makes it float? (a) lots of salt stirred in (b) a little shaking (c) more plain water (d) a few ice cubes
- 5.💧 Which change is this: a pond icing over? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) condensation (d) evaporation
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a clock or timer (c) two clear glasses (d) sugar
- 7.True or false: sugar in icy water dissolves faster. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the stirring (b) the amount of water (c) time to dissolve (d) the kind of sugar
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a battery cell (c) a tall clear glass (d) honey
- 10.🥄 Does sugar left unstirred dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 11.🧺 Do we need a comb for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the length of the stem”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a coin (b) air (c) a glass marble (d) very salty water
- 15.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 18.True or false: yeast is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a compass needle (d) a fridge magnet
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two chairs (b) a drinking straw (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a drinking straw
- 22.True or false: a fridge magnet works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar in warm water (b) sugar stirred well (c) powdered sugar (d) sugar in icy water
- 24.🔮 Predict: you keep adding sugar to a small glass of water and stirring. What happens in the end? (a) the sugar turns to salt (b) the water turns solid (c) all of it dissolves (d) some stays undissolved
- 25.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 26.True or false: the rowing boat goes forward. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) the youngest child (b) a friend who is running (c) a grown-up (d) nobody needs to
- 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) an ice cube (c) very salty water (d) a pebble
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a battery cell (d) a clear glass of water
- 31.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) freezing (b) condensation (c) melting (d) evaporation
- 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
- 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
- 34.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🥄 Why does sugar dissolve faster in warm water? (a) warm water is thicker (b) cold water is wet (c) sugar likes the dark (d) particles move faster
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 37.🥄 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 38.⚖️ 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 glass (c) the way we turn it (d) how full the glass is
- 39.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) the rainbow fades (c) it floats away (d) it turns all red
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- sun or shade
- cotton wool
- it can pop loudly
- lots of salt stirred in
- freezing
- a balloon
- False
- time to dissolve
- a battery cell
- slower
- not needed
- we change it
- we change it
- air
- sinks
- we keep it the same
- 7
- True
- a vacuum cleaner
- a mirror
- a drinking straw
- False
- sugar in icy water
- some stays undissolved
- denser than water
- True
- a grown-up
- False
- an ice cube
- a battery cell
- evaporation
- air pushes on its blades
- a stone
- needed
- particles move faster
- we keep it the same
- dissolves in water
- whether the card stays
- the rainbow fades
- not needed
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