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 — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of pouring is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (c) the time we wait
- 3.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) nobody needs to (d) the youngest child
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) two chairs (d) a long string
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: small pebbles dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🥄 Does sugar in warm water dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 9.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) a cork (c) a ping-pong ball (d) very salty water
- 11.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) anyone, without looking (b) a grown-up (c) a pet (d) a toddler
- 13.🧺 Do we need a drinking straw for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a results table (c) small test objects (d) a towel for spills
- 15.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil attracts magnets (b) oil makes it rain (c) oil turns into honey (d) spilled oil is slippery
- 16.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) the string pulls it (b) the straw is heavy (c) escaping air pushes it (d) a magnet pulls it
- 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same straw is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) small test objects (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the kind of flower is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) fewer drops form (c) the bowl freezes (d) the water turns red
- 22.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 23.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) food colour (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a glass of water (d) yeast
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) sand (b) small pebbles (c) table salt (d) chalk powder
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper towel (c) a piece of foil (d) a rubber eraser
- 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a drinking straw is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a cork (c) air (d) an ice cube
- 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
- 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) a coin (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a ping-pong ball
- 35.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny bits of dust (b) only yellow light (c) many colours mixed (d) tiny drops of water
- 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 order of pouring”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same straw”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) a balloon (d) ice cubes
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) distance it travels (b) the slope of the string (c) how big we blow it
- 40.⚖️ 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 “how much of each liquid”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
Answer key
- True
- the time we wait
- a grown-up
- a mirror
- False
- False
- False
- faster
- True
- very salty water
- needed
- a grown-up
- needed
- a magnet
- spilled oil is slippery
- escaping air pushes it
- a crumpled paper ball
- False
- small test objects
- False
- more drops form
- never look at the Sun
- it will not break
- yeast
- False
- table salt
- a paper towel
- True
- False
- True
- a pebble
- it spins round
- falls slowly
- a coin
- many colours mixed
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- the slope of the string
- we keep it the same
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