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 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
- 2.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 4.🥄 Does powdered sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 5.🧺 Do we need a white flower for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) a grown-up (b) anyone, without looking (c) a toddler (d) a pet
- 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it speeds up (b) it goes backward first (c) it travels farther (d) it travels less far
- 9.🧺 Do we need a tub of water for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the swimmer go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chalk powder (b) baking soda (c) sand (d) sawdust
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) a pebble
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 14.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a long string (b) two chairs (c) a magnet (d) sticky tape
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a vacuum cleaner (b) a medicine dropper (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a suction hook
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) air (c) very salty water (d) an ice cube
- 20.True or false: the balloon goes backward. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a piece of foil (c) a glass marble (d) a cotton thread
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a glass of water (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a white flower
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) food colour
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
- 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🎈 What is the job of the straw on the string? (a) it holds water (b) it blows air in (c) it makes it heavier (d) it guides the balloon
- 28.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 29.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does water a swimmer pushes go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 30.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a compass needle (b) a suction hook (c) a drinking straw (d) a bicycle pump
- 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a drinking straw (b) a mirror (c) two chairs (d) a balloon
- 35.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) the sugar cube (b) neither of them (c) both the same (d) powdered sugar
- 37.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) look at it through glass (d) stare at the Sun
- 38.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) cooking oil (b) food colour (c) glucose powder (d) baking soda
- 39.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the honey layer (c) under the honey (d) in the water layer
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of flower (b) the amount of colour (c) the room it stands in (d) the length of the stem
Answer key
- True
- False
- we measure it
- faster
- needed
- a grown-up
- we measure it
- it travels less far
- needed
- goes forward
- baking soda
- a pebble
- a small cup
- True
- slower
- a magnet
- True
- a magnetic chess set
- very salty water
- False
- a cotton thread
- turmeric powder
- food colour
- a glass marble
- we keep it the same
- needed
- it guides the balloon
- 7
- goes backward
- False
- a compass needle
- we change it
- needed
- a mirror
- needed
- powdered sugar
- never look at the Sun
- cooking oil
- on top of the oil
- the length of the stem
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