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 bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 3.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) many colours mixed
- 4.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) magnets (c) balloons (d) clouds
- 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.⚖️ 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 colour (c) the length of the stem
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) very salty water (c) honey (d) air
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🥄 Does sugar dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cling film (b) a big bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 13.🥛 Does a medicine dropper work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “time for colour to show”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🌼 How does coloured water reach the petals? (a) it is sprayed on (b) it rains on them (c) through the air (d) through tiny stem tubes
- 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) two clear glasses (c) honey (d) a clock or timer
- 18.🧺 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) a magnet
- 19.🧺 Do we need two clear glasses for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to hide the corks (b) to win a prize (c) to splash everyone (d) to keep children safe
- 21.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) the glass sweats (b) vapour in air cools (c) the glass leaks (d) ice escapes the glass
- 22.True or false: cooking oil is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 23.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) ice becoming water (b) a puddle drying up (c) wet clothes drying (d) drops under a pot lid
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) an ice cube
- 25.🥄 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 26.True or false: air from the balloon goes forward. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a magnetic chess set (c) a suction hook (d) a drinking straw
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) a glass marble (c) very salty water (d) a cork
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) warm water (c) a magnet (d) two clear glasses
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a glass marble (c) a pebble (d) a ping-pong ball
- 32.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) a clock or timer (d) cotton wool
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of water (b) the length of the stem (c) the amount of colour (d) time for colour to show
- 36.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) a pond icing over (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) butter going runny (d) sweat drying on skin
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the same card”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sand (b) chalk powder (c) glucose powder (d) small pebbles
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- falls slowly
- many colours mixed
- prisms
- not needed
- the amount of colour
- False
- air
- not needed
- True
- dissolves in water
- turmeric powder
- air pressure
- we measure it
- through tiny stem tubes
- not needed
- honey
- a magnet
- needed
- to keep children safe
- vapour in air cools
- False
- drops under a pot lid
- honey
- does not dissolve
- False
- a magnetic chess set
- a cork
- a magnet
- False
- a ping-pong ball
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- a clock or timer
- the length of the stem
- sweat drying on skin
- the length of the blades
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- glucose powder
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