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 — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the same three liquids”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how full the glass is (b) whether the card stays (c) the same card (d) the same glass
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) an ice-cream stick (d) a steel spoon
- 5.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) look at it through glass (d) never look at the Sun
- 6.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a ping-pong ball (d) air
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of colour”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
- 10.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a pebble (b) an ice cube (c) a ping-pong ball (d) cooking oil
- 11.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) small test objects
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) less friction (b) it goes faster (c) more friction, less far (d) no change at all
- 15.True or false: air is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same glass (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the amount of water
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
- 18.⚖️ 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 sugar (c) time to dissolve (d) the kind of sugar
- 19.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a compass needle (d) a fridge magnet
- 21.True or false: butter going runny is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) yeast (b) two chairs (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 23.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
- 24.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar in icy water (b) a big sugar cube (c) sugar left unstirred (d) sugar in warm water
- 25.⚖️ 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) the same card (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a stiff postcard (d) a battery cell
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) whether the card stays (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of sugar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the stirring”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: an ice cube sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) many colours mixed (d) only yellow light
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) drops under a pot lid (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) drops on a cold glass
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a big bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is less dense (b) oil is hot (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is heavier
- 39.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) water becoming ice (c) butter going runny (d) ice becoming water
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a balloon (c) water with food colour (d) a spoon
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- faster
- how full the glass is
- an ice-cream stick
- never look at the Sun
- denser than water
- honey
- we keep it the same
- from your raised hand
- a pebble
- False
- small test objects
- False
- more friction, less far
- True
- the same glass
- the length of the blades
- time to dissolve
- True
- a vacuum cleaner
- False
- two chairs
- it will not break
- sugar in warm water
- whether the card stays
- a battery cell
- the same glass
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- many colours mixed
- False
- wet clothes drying
- a big bowl
- not needed
- oil is less dense
- water becoming ice
- a balloon
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