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 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
- 2.True or false: two chairs is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many drops form (b) the size of the bowl (c) sun or shade
- 4.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: glucose powder dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it bounces up (b) it floats (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks
- 8.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the stirring is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: an ice cube floats on water. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📘 Air presses on everything around us. What is this push called? (a) sunlight (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) friction
- 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a glass of water (c) turmeric powder (d) food colour
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a mirror (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) cooking oil
- 15.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to salt (b) it turns to drops (c) it disappears (d) it turns to smoke
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) distance it travels (b) the same string (c) the slope of the string (d) the same straw
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) sticky tape
- 18.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it still floats (b) it turns white (c) it sinks (d) it dissolves
- 19.🛟 Does a dry leaf float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 20.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to splash everyone (b) to hide the corks (c) to win a prize (d) to keep children safe
- 21.True or false: a paper towel does not let water climb. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) bright sunlight
- 24.⚖️ 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) how full the glass is (b) whether the card stays (c) the same glass (d) the same card
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 26.⚖️ 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 amount of water (c) the length of the stem
- 27.🧺 Do we need a teaspoon for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton thread (b) a plastic ruler (c) a piece of chalk (d) a paper towel
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time we wait (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the cling film cover
- 33.📘 What do we call water with sugar dissolved in it? (a) a magnet (b) a rainbow (c) a crystal (d) a solution
- 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it floats away (c) it turns all red (d) it turns brighter
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the same three liquids”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 37.🔮 Predict: a strip of paper towel dips into coloured water. What happens? (a) it turns to plastic (b) colour climbs up it (c) nothing ever happens (d) it sinks at once
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: two clear glasses is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- we change it
- True
- the size of the bowl
- True
- True
- needed
- it sinks
- needed
- True
- True
- air pressure
- needed
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- it turns to drops
- distance it travels
- sticky tape
- it still floats
- floats
- to keep children safe
- False
- True
- bright sunlight
- how full the glass is
- we change it
- the amount of water
- needed
- True
- not needed
- a plastic ruler
- a towel for spills
- sun or shade
- a solution
- not needed
- the rainbow fades
- we keep it the same
- colour climbs up it
- False
- False
- not needed
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