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 clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the length of the stem is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) a clock or timer
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sticky tape (b) a long string (c) two chairs (d) vinegar
- 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔮 A big log and a small pebble go into a pond. Which one floats? (a) the big log (b) neither of them (c) both of them (d) the small pebble
- 9.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) smoke (b) sand (c) water (d) air
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the water temperature (b) the kind of sugar (c) time to dissolve
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a glass marble (c) a pebble (d) a cork
- 14.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) magnetism (b) evaporation (c) capillary action (d) melting
- 15.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
- 17.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) small pebbles (b) cooking oil (c) chalk powder (d) glucose powder
- 18.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) melting (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 19.🛟 Does a piece of thermocol float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 20.⚖️ 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) the way we turn it (b) the same glass (c) how full the glass is (d) the same card
- 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the air above (b) the cork itself (c) the water (d) the tub
- 23.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 25.🥄 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) a battery cell
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: how full the glass is is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of water (b) the same glass (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the time of day
- 32.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) behind you (b) in front of you (c) straight above you (d) under the ground
- 33.🧺 Do we need a long string for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔮 Predict: you use a rough, thick string instead of a smooth one. (a) no change at all (b) less friction (c) more friction, less far (d) it goes faster
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a stiff postcard (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a magnet
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a bicycle pump (d) a fridge magnet
- 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
Answer key
- True
- True
- needed
- we change it
- honey
- vinegar
- False
- the big log
- air
- the kind of sugar
- False
- False
- a cork
- capillary action
- sinks
- time to reach the floor
- glucose powder
- condensation
- floats
- how full the glass is
- False
- the water
- False
- we keep it the same
- dissolves in water
- a mirror
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- brightness of rainbow
- behind you
- needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- more friction, less far
- we measure it
- a magnet
- a bicycle pump
- from your raised hand
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