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.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) a toddler (b) anyone, without looking (c) a grown-up (d) a pet
- 2.True or false: a fridge magnet works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a battery cell (b) small test objects (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 4.True or false: vinegar is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how big we blow it (b) the same string (c) the same straw (d) the slope of the string
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an iron nail (b) a feather (c) an ice cube (d) an empty capped bottle
- 7.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) air (b) sand (c) water (d) smoke
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same straw (b) how big we blow it (c) distance it travels
- 9.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it does not fall (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns blue (d) so the Sun moves
- 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Does an ice-cream stick float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.True or false: a vacuum cleaner works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a dry leaf floats on water. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🍯 Is very salty water denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a glass marble (b) a strip of cloth (c) a piece of foil (d) a rubber eraser
- 18.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 19.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a glass marble (b) a rubber eraser (c) a paper towel (d) a steel spoon
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “whether the card stays”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) a balloon (d) small test objects
- 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.🛟 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 keep children safe (d) to win a prize
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a battery cell (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a towel
- 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🛟 Does a pebble float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a glass of water (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a white flower
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the kind of clay”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.True or false: a cork is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a magnet (c) a glass of water (d) a towel
- 34.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) air inside pushes back (b) water is hiding there (c) the bottle is magnetic (d) the cap is sticky
- 35.🔮 Predict: does stirring make sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) not at all (c) faster (d) the same
- 36.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it sank as sand (b) it spread in the water (c) it vanished for ever (d) it became air
- 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
- 38.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) snow falling (d) a shadow of ice
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- a grown-up
- True
- small test objects
- False
- how big we blow it
- an iron nail
- air
- the same straw
- so it does not fall
- True
- floats
- we change it
- False
- True
- denser than water
- we change it
- a strip of cloth
- 3
- True
- a paper towel
- we measure it
- a balloon
- needed
- to keep children safe
- a battery cell
- not needed
- sinks
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- a magnet
- air inside pushes back
- faster
- it spread in the water
- a coin
- a small rainbow
- True
- needed
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