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 the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) water with food colour (d) a magnet
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a balloon (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
- 4.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a fridge magnet (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a medicine dropper
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
- 6.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the slope of the string”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🥄 Does sugar in icy water dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 9.True or false: a metal key sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) water (c) a magnet (d) ice cubes
- 11.🥄 Does table salt dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) cooking oil (d) turmeric powder
- 13.⚖️ 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 order of pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) how much of each liquid (d) the same glass
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a big bowl (c) water (d) a small cup
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a balloon (c) a stiff postcard (d) a glass of water
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same straw (b) how big we blow it (c) the same string (d) the same tape
- 17.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 19.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a fridge magnet (d) a drinking straw
- 20.🥄 Does sugar left unstirred dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 21.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a steel spoon (b) a piece of foil (c) a strip of cloth (d) a plastic ruler
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a mirror (b) small test objects (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
- 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧺 Do we need sticky tape for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
- 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 29.🧺 Do we need a drinking straw for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 33.True or false: a misty bathroom mirror is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌼 How does coloured water reach the petals? (a) it is sprayed on (b) through the air (c) it rains on them (d) through tiny stem tubes
- 35.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it spread in the water (b) it sank as sand (c) it vanished for ever (d) it became air
- 36.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a paper towel (b) a flower stem (c) a cotton thread (d) a rubber eraser
- 37.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sticky tape (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) two chairs
- 39.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) water splits the light (b) the paper makes colours (c) the glass is painted (d) the water is coloured
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) two clear glasses (d) a balloon
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- water with food colour
- a balloon
- a medicine dropper
- a battery cell
- the length of the blades
- we keep it the same
- slower
- True
- a magnet
- dissolves in water
- cooking oil
- the order of pouring
- a mirror
- a balloon
- how big we blow it
- needed
- a tub of water
- a drinking straw
- slower
- a strip of cloth
- a mirror
- not needed
- needed
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- True
- falls fast
- needed
- True
- True
- falls fast
- True
- through tiny stem tubes
- it spread in the water
- a rubber eraser
- needed
- turmeric powder
- water splits the light
- two clear glasses
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