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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a stiff postcard (d) yeast
- 2.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) magnetism (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) capillary action
- 4.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) smoke (b) air (c) sand (d) water
- 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the rocket (b) water from the oars (c) the swimmer (d) the balloon
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “time to dissolve”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 8.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the tub (b) the air above (c) the cork itself (d) the water
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the tub of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌼 How does coloured water reach the petals? (a) it is sprayed on (b) through tiny stem tubes (c) it rains on them (d) through the air
- 11.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) an ice cube (c) a cork (d) a ball of clay
- 12.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
- 15.🧺 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 towel for spills (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) a clock or timer (c) a magnet (d) two clear glasses
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the length of the stem”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the paper makes colours (b) the water is coloured (c) water splits the light (d) the glass is painted
- 19.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) glucose powder (b) chalk powder (c) sawdust (d) cooking oil
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) honey (c) sugar (d) a teaspoon
- 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a mirror (b) food colour (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 25.⚖️ 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) whether the card stays (b) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is (d) the same card
- 26.True or false: a glass marble lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a fridge magnet
- 28.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) butter going runny (c) wet hair drying (d) drops on a cold glass
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a mirror
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to hide the corks (c) to splash everyone (d) to keep children safe
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) water with food colour (c) turmeric powder (d) cooking oil
- 34.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) cooking oil (c) a coin (d) a ping-pong ball
- 35.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) rub your eyes (b) wipe them on walls (c) lick your fingers (d) wash your hands
- 36.True or false: a spoon is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) a tall clear glass
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same tape (b) the same straw (c) distance it travels (d) how big we blow it
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
Answer key
- a stiff postcard
- we change it
- capillary action
- air
- not needed
- water from the oars
- we measure it
- the water
- True
- through tiny stem tubes
- a ball of clay
- needed
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- a magnet
- we change it
- water splits the light
- glucose powder
- False
- honey
- False
- True
- food colour
- how full the glass is
- False
- a vacuum cleaner
- drops on a cold glass
- water
- not needed
- False
- to keep children safe
- turmeric powder
- a coin
- wash your hands
- False
- a balloon
- how big we blow it
- False
- turmeric powder
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