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.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) melting (b) magnetism (c) evaporation (d) capillary action
- 2.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (b) sun or shade (c) the cling film cover
- 3.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) air (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) very salty water
- 5.True or false: a magnetic chess set works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to dissolve (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of water (d) the amount of sugar
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: air from the balloon goes backward. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a pebble (d) a piece of thermocol
- 10.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “how full the glass is”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 13.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) magnetism (b) friction (c) air pressure (d) sunlight
- 14.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) water is hiding there (b) the cap is sticky (c) air inside pushes back (d) the bottle is magnetic
- 15.True or false: a piece of chalk lets water climb up it. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe them on walls (d) wash your hands
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) bright sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a sunny window
- 19.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rocket go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same card”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: whether the card stays is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) oil attracts magnets (c) oil turns into honey (d) spilled oil is slippery
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) yeast (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
- 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a pebble (c) an empty capped bottle (d) a steel spoon
- 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) under the honey (b) in the honey layer (c) on top of the oil (d) in the water layer
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) whether it floats
- 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 34.True or false: a long string is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: sugar in warm water dissolves slower. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Do we need ice cubes for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
- 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a balloon (c) cooking oil (d) honey
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the amount of colour is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- capillary action
- the cling film cover
- False
- air
- True
- the water temperature
- False
- True
- a piece of thermocol
- floats
- we change it
- falls fast
- air pressure
- air inside pushes back
- True
- False
- wash your hands
- a magnet
- goes forward
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- spilled oil is slippery
- yeast
- True
- an empty capped bottle
- not needed
- on top of the oil
- the kind of clay
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- needed
- it will not break
- True
- a balloon
- True
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