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.🧺 Do we need a drinking straw for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a pebble (c) an ice cube (d) a glass marble
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the time we wait”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 6.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a medicine dropper (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a fridge magnet
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) air (c) cooking oil (d) very salty water
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the tub of water (b) the shape of the clay (c) the kind of clay (d) the amount of clay
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 12.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) lick your fingers (b) wipe them on walls (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “brightness of rainbow”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a sink or a bucket
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) water with food colour (c) a mirror (d) honey
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a battery cell (c) a sheet of white paper (d) bright sunlight
- 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) water with food colour
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a balloon
- 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 22.⚖️ 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 the layers is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a stiff postcard is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a balloon (b) a drinking straw (c) a long string (d) vinegar
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) sticky tape (b) a drinking straw (c) two chairs (d) a battery cell
- 26.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) slower (b) they never dry (c) they turn to ice (d) faster
- 27.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a few hours of waiting
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) sugar (c) honey (d) a teaspoon
- 31.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it goes backward first (b) it speeds up (c) it travels farther (d) it travels less far
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
- 33.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the rowing boat (b) the swimmer (c) water from the oars (d) the rocket
- 34.💧 Dip a sugar cube into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water climbs up it (b) water does not climb
- 35.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar in warm water (b) powdered sugar (c) sugar left unstirred (d) sugar stirred well
- 36.True or false: a bicycle pump works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the balloon go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sticky tape (b) a mirror (c) a long string (d) a drinking straw
- 40.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- needed
- needed
- we keep it the same
- an ice cube
- we keep it the same
- a medicine dropper
- very salty water
- the shape of the clay
- food colour
- we keep it the same
- slower
- wash your hands
- we measure it
- a sink or a bucket
- False
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- safety scissors
- water with food colour
- a balloon
- 2
- True
- True
- vinegar
- a battery cell
- faster
- True
- False
- a few hours of waiting
- honey
- it travels less far
- the kind of paper
- water from the oars
- water climbs up it
- sugar left unstirred
- True
- goes forward
- 7
- a mirror
- False
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