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 the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the shape of the clay (b) whether it floats (c) the amount of clay (d) the kind of clay
- 2.True or false: yeast is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a long string (c) turmeric powder (d) a drinking straw
- 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) wet clothes drying (b) ice becoming water (c) sweat drying on skin (d) a pond icing over
- 7.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) the sugar cube (b) powdered sugar (c) both the same (d) neither of them
- 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) honey
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) a balloon (c) a results table (d) a tub of water
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) warm water (c) honey (d) two clear glasses
- 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.💧 Why do water drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water? (a) ice escapes the glass (b) the glass leaks (c) the glass sweats (d) vapour in air cools
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “distance it travels”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) water with food colour (d) honey
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a long string (b) two chairs (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 17.True or false: small test objects is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💧 Dip a rubber eraser into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) yeast (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) a mirror
- 22.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a compass needle (d) a suction hook
- 23.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 24.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of sugar (b) time to dissolve (c) the stirring (d) the water temperature
- 26.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) look for leftover grains (b) taste it (c) poke it with a finger (d) smell it closely
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two chairs (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) sticky tape
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same white paper (b) the same window (c) the same glass (d) brightness of rainbow
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) sugar (c) glucose powder (d) food colour
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clock or timer (b) two clear glasses (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 32.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) in the oil layer (b) in the water layer (c) on top of the oil (d) at the very bottom
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 34.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) only yellow light (b) tiny drops of water (c) tiny bits of dust (d) many colours mixed
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the order of pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) the same glass (d) the same three liquids
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) a mirror (d) a towel for spills
- 37.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) orange
- 38.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) water from the oars (b) the swimmer (c) the rowing boat (d) the rocket
- 39.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) a cork (c) a feather (d) a ball of clay
- 40.🥄 Does sugar in warm water dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
Answer key
- whether it floats
- False
- True
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- a pond icing over
- powdered sugar
- we measure it
- sugar
- a balloon
- honey
- not needed
- vapour in air cools
- we measure it
- yeast
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- water does not climb
- yeast
- a mirror
- a suction hook
- less dense than water
- needed
- the water temperature
- look for leftover grains
- yeast
- brightness of rainbow
- a magnet
- chalk powder
- a magnet
- at the very bottom
- True
- many colours mixed
- the order of the layers
- a mirror
- violet
- water from the oars
- a ball of clay
- faster
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