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 bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same straw (b) distance it travels (c) how big we blow it
- 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) bubbles of gas (c) the glass gets hot (d) three separate layers
- 4.True or false: sugar left unstirred dissolves faster. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) violet
- 6.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) a magnet pulls it (b) the straw is heavy (c) the string pulls it (d) escaping air pushes it
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 8.🛟 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
- 9.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) do not lick the spoon (b) taste each layer (c) throw the glass (d) pour it on the floor
- 10.🥄 Does small pebbles dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 11.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) play near a deep pond (b) leave water on the floor (c) wipe up spills at once (d) run around the tub
- 12.🛟 How should you check if the sugar has dissolved? (a) smell it closely (b) taste it (c) poke it with a finger (d) look for leftover grains
- 13.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar in icy water (b) a big sugar cube (c) sugar left unstirred (d) sugar stirred well
- 14.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) slide on them (b) pour more water (c) leave them wet (d) wipe them dry
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the kind of sugar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 16.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper towel (d) a plastic ruler
- 17.🥄 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 18.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a medicine dropper (c) a fridge magnet (d) a drinking straw
- 19.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) a glass marble (d) a ping-pong ball
- 20.True or false: wet hair drying is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the dissolving test? (a) honey (b) two clear glasses (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need honey for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to splash everyone (c) to hide the corks (d) to win a prize
- 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the kind of flower”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “the way we turn it”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a mirror
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of sugar (b) time to dissolve (c) the water temperature (d) the stirring
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) yeast (b) a small cup (c) water (d) cling film
- 36.True or false: a few hours of waiting is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 37.💧 Dip a paper towel into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) cling film (c) sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 39.True or false: a tall clear glass is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: cooking oil is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- the same straw
- not needed
- three separate layers
- False
- red
- escaping air pushes it
- a mirror
- a grown-up
- do not lick the spoon
- does not dissolve
- wipe up spills at once
- look for leftover grains
- sugar stirred well
- wipe them dry
- we keep it the same
- a paper towel
- dissolves in water
- a fridge magnet
- a ping-pong ball
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- two clear glasses
- needed
- True
- not needed
- False
- to keep children safe
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- air resistance
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- time to dissolve
- yeast
- True
- water climbs up it
- turmeric powder
- True
- True
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