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.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 3.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it sinks (b) it melts (c) it turns blue (d) it floats higher
- 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a big bowl (c) a magnet (d) a small cup
- 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 9.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is hot (b) oil is heavier (c) oil is less dense (d) oil is sticky
- 10.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a compass needle (c) a medicine dropper (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 11.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) no change at all (b) more friction, less far (c) less friction (d) it goes faster
- 12.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a cotton thread (b) a glass marble (c) a piece of foil (d) a plastic ruler
- 13.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a bicycle pump works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) in the oil layer (b) in the water layer (c) at the very bottom (d) on top of the oil
- 16.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a dry leaf (b) an iron nail (c) a pebble (d) a steel spoon
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) small test objects (c) a tub of water (d) a battery cell
- 18.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a mirror (b) a fridge magnet (c) a balloon rocket (d) a sundial
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same string (b) distance it travels (c) the same tape (d) how big we blow it
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💧 Which change is this: wet hair drying? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) two chairs (b) a drinking straw (c) yeast (d) sticky tape
- 23.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 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
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sheet of white paper (c) yeast (d) a sunny window
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) ice cubes (c) a mirror (d) water
- 27.True or false: a cotton thread does not let water climb. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need a towel for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) honey (c) a pebble (d) air
- 30.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) ice cubes
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) a results table (d) a magnet
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) very salty water (c) a coin (d) a ping-pong ball
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda (b) chalk powder (c) sawdust (d) sand
- 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a compass needle (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
- 38.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it through glass (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it in a mirror (d) never look at the Sun
- 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- True
- less dense than water
- it sinks
- not needed
- a magnet
- True
- not needed
- a tub of water
- oil is less dense
- a medicine dropper
- more friction, less far
- a cotton thread
- True
- True
- at the very bottom
- a dry leaf
- a battery cell
- a balloon rocket
- how big we blow it
- False
- evaporation
- yeast
- False
- it will not break
- yeast
- a mirror
- False
- needed
- air
- needed
- ice cubes
- a magnet
- a ping-pong ball
- baking soda
- False
- a vacuum cleaner
- a balloon
- never look at the Sun
- it spins the other way
- we keep it the same
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