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.True or false: two chairs is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 4.True or false: sticky tape is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧊 Why does an ice cube float on water? (a) water is sticky (b) ice is very cold (c) ice is less dense (d) ice is magnetic
- 6.⚖️ 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 glass”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 8.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) small test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tub of water
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the dissolving test? (a) a teaspoon (b) sugar (c) two clear glasses (d) cotton wool
- 11.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it turns blue (b) it melts (c) it floats higher (d) it sinks
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how much of each liquid (b) the order of pouring (c) the same three liquids (d) the same glass
- 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a ping-pong ball is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very hot (b) very thin (c) heavy for its size (d) very colourful
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a magnet (c) cooking oil (d) water with food colour
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a glass of water (d) a balloon
- 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) yeast (c) a glass of water (d) food colour
- 20.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) the spoon (b) honey (c) coloured water (d) cooking oil
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cling film cover (b) the amount of water (c) the time we wait (d) how many drops form
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 23.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) water from the oars (b) water a swimmer pushes (c) the rocket (d) air from the balloon
- 24.🛟 Who should pour the warm water in the dissolving test? (a) a grown-up (b) a friend who is running (c) the youngest child (d) nobody needs to
- 25.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it goes much farther (b) it flies off the string (c) it turns into a kite (d) it goes less far
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a suction hook (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a compass needle
- 27.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 28.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) three separate layers (b) bubbles of gas (c) one mixed colour (d) the glass gets hot
- 29.🔮 A ball of clay sinks. What happens if you press it into a thin boat shape? (a) it sinks faster (b) it can float (c) it turns to stone (d) it dissolves
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a glass of water
- 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a cork sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the length of the stem”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) a teaspoon (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 35.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same string is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) violet
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
- 39.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- False
- False
- denser than water
- False
- ice is less dense
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- 7
- a mirror
- cotton wool
- it sinks
- the order of pouring
- True
- False
- heavy for its size
- a magnet
- a balloon
- True
- yeast
- cooking oil
- how many drops form
- turmeric powder
- the rocket
- a grown-up
- it goes less far
- a suction hook
- brightness of rainbow
- three separate layers
- it can float
- a glass of water
- True
- False
- we change it
- a magnet
- to weigh down the bottom
- True
- red
- a coin
- True
- needed
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