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.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rowing boat go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of colour (b) the length of the stem (c) time for colour to show
- 4.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) slide on them (c) wipe them dry (d) pour more water
- 5.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) magnetism (b) sunlight (c) air pressure (d) friction
- 6.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it floats up (b) it dissolves (c) it settles at the bottom (d) it turns blue
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a white flower (d) turmeric powder
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) sugar (c) honey (d) warm water
- 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a stiff postcard (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a battery cell
- 13.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil turns into honey (b) oil makes it rain (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil attracts magnets
- 14.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the length of the blades
- 15.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 16.💧 Which change is this: dew on morning grass? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 17.🛟 Does a piece of thermocol float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 18.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a magnetic pin holder (b) a bicycle pump (c) a medicine dropper (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the water temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 21.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) poke it with a finger (b) look for leftover grains (c) taste it (d) smell it closely
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glucose powder (b) table salt (c) cooking oil (d) baking soda
- 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) food colour (c) a glass of water (d) yeast
- 25.True or false: cotton wool is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the time we wait (b) the cling film cover (c) sun or shade (d) how many drops form
- 27.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so it gets hot (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it does not fall
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: an empty capped bottle sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🥛 Does a fridge magnet work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 32.True or false: a small cup is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how much of each liquid (b) the order of the layers (c) the order of pouring
- 34.🥛 Does a vacuum cleaner work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 35.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) over a laptop (b) near a plug point (c) over a sink or bucket (d) on a bed
- 36.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the rowing boat (b) the balloon (c) water from the oars (d) the swimmer
- 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🛟 Does a feather float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time for colour to show (b) the room it stands in (c) the length of the stem
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a long string (d) two chairs
Answer key
- goes forward
- False
- the amount of colour
- wipe them dry
- air pressure
- it settles at the bottom
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- honey
- not needed
- False
- a battery cell
- spilled oil is slippery
- the length of the blades
- 7
- condensation
- floats
- a magnetic pin holder
- False
- falls slowly
- look for leftover grains
- cooking oil
- False
- yeast
- False
- how many drops form
- so it does not fall
- True
- not needed
- False
- magnetism
- False
- how much of each liquid
- air pressure
- over a sink or bucket
- water from the oars
- we keep it the same
- floats
- the room it stands in
- turmeric powder
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