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.🥛 Does a fridge magnet work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 2.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it became air (b) it sank as sand (c) it spread in the water (d) it vanished for ever
- 3.🥛 Does a magnetic chess set work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) table salt (b) cooking oil (c) sawdust (d) sand
- 6.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) it changes colour (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
- 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the same card (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) air from the balloon (b) gas from the rocket (c) water from the oars (d) the swimmer
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a glass of water (d) a magnet
- 12.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the order of the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) the same three liquids
- 14.📘 Every push has an equal push in the opposite direction. Which toy shows this? (a) a balloon rocket (b) a fridge magnet (c) a sundial (d) a mirror
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the same tape”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
- 17.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) air from the balloon (b) the balloon (c) gas from the rocket (d) water from the oars
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the stirring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) air from the balloon (b) the rocket (c) gas from the rocket (d) water a swimmer pushes
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
- 22.🛟 Does a glass marble float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 23.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a towel (d) yeast
- 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the water is coloured (b) water splits the light (c) the paper makes colours (d) the glass is painted
- 28.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) a big sugar cube (b) sugar in icy water (c) sugar left unstirred (d) powdered sugar
- 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it turns blue (b) it dissolves (c) it settles at the bottom (d) it floats up
- 31.💧 Which of these lets water climb up it? (a) a rubber eraser (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper towel
- 32.🛟 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
- 33.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a suction hook (b) a bicycle pump (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a magnetic chess set
- 34.True or false: water from the oars goes backward. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) the rowing boat (b) air from the balloon (c) water a swimmer pushes (d) water from the oars
- 36.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) leave water on the floor (b) wipe up spills at once (c) run around the tub (d) play near a deep pond
- 37.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the tub (b) the water (c) the cork itself (d) the air above
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sunny window (c) a magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
- 39.True or false: a glass of water is not needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- magnetism
- it spread in the water
- magnetism
- we keep it the same
- table salt
- hot water can scald
- falls slowly
- how full the glass is
- not needed
- the swimmer
- a glass of water
- needed
- the same three liquids
- a balloon rocket
- we keep it the same
- the person dropping
- the balloon
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- the rocket
- a magnet
- sinks
- gravity
- yeast
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- water splits the light
- powdered sugar
- True
- it settles at the bottom
- a paper towel
- to keep children safe
- a magnetic chess set
- True
- the rowing boat
- wipe up spills at once
- the water
- a magnet
- False
- not needed
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