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 is a safe rule for the balloon rocket? (a) put string round a neck (b) aim it at your friend (c) keep it away from faces (d) blow it till it bursts
- 2.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a sundial (c) a balloon rocket (d) a mirror
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) cotton wool (d) warm water
- 4.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to catch any spills (b) to cool the glass (c) to grow plants (d) to make it rain
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) turmeric powder (b) a long string (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) cling film (c) a magnet (d) a small cup
- 8.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it disappears (b) it turns to drops (c) it turns to salt (d) it turns to smoke
- 9.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a mirror
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the size of the bowl is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) a teaspoon (b) warm water (c) cotton wool (d) a clock or timer
- 15.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water a swimmer pushes (b) gas from the rocket (c) the balloon (d) air from the balloon
- 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it in a mirror (d) look at it through glass
- 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a mirror (d) a sink or a bucket
- 21.True or false: a piece of chalk does not let water climb. (a) True (b) False
- 22.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a puddle drying up (b) wet clothes drying (c) ice becoming water (d) drops on a cold glass
- 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
- 24.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a steel spoon (b) an iron nail (c) a cork (d) a coin
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a glass of water (c) a sink or a bucket (d) yeast
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) water with food colour (c) a battery cell (d) cooking oil
- 31.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it sinks (b) it turns white (c) it still floats (d) it dissolves
- 32.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 34.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
- 35.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a battery cell
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same string (b) how big we blow it (c) distance it travels
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🔮 Predict: does stirring make sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) not at all (b) the same (c) faster (d) slower
- 40.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it floats away (b) the rainbow fades (c) it turns all red (d) it turns brighter
Answer key
- keep it away from faces
- a balloon rocket
- warm water
- to catch any spills
- a long string
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- it turns to drops
- needed
- True
- a mirror
- False
- True
- cotton wool
- False
- the balloon
- not needed
- never look at the Sun
- False
- a mirror
- False
- drops on a cold glass
- a toy parachute
- True
- floats
- we change it
- a cork
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- a battery cell
- it still floats
- needed
- a balloon
- from your raised hand
- False
- a few hours of waiting
- the same string
- we measure it
- faster
- the rainbow fades
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