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.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) capillary action (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) magnetism
- 2.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) bubbles of gas (c) three separate layers (d) the glass gets hot
- 3.🥄 Does sugar in warm water dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) turmeric powder
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 6.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a pebble (b) a glass marble (c) honey (d) air
- 7.True or false: a towel for spills is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) the water turns red (c) fewer drops form (d) the bowl freezes
- 9.True or false: a magnetic chess set works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
- 11.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a medicine dropper (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same tape (b) the slope of the string (c) distance it travels (d) how big we blow it
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: whether the card stays is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a big bowl (c) ice cubes (d) a small cup
- 15.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is heavier (b) oil is hot (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is less dense
- 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
- 17.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) do not lick the spoon (b) throw the glass (c) taste each layer (d) pour it on the floor
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a tall clear glass (c) cooking oil (d) a magnet
- 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
- 21.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 22.🛟 Does an iron nail float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 23.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 25.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a paper towel (b) a piece of chalk (c) a sugar cube (d) a piece of foil
- 26.💧 Dip a plastic ruler into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very hot (b) heavy for its size (c) very colourful (d) very thin
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the amount of sugar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a balloon
- 32.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it turns into a kite (b) it changes colour (c) it can pop loudly (d) it gets too heavy
- 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 34.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) in the oil layer (b) at the very bottom (c) on top of the oil (d) in the water layer
- 35.True or false: drops under a pot lid is condensation. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) a magnet
- 38.True or false: a ball of clay floats on water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) food colour (c) a glass of water (d) a few hours of waiting
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a battery cell (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a white flower (d) a glass of water
Answer key
- capillary action
- three separate layers
- faster
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- air
- True
- more drops form
- True
- safety scissors
- a magnetic pin holder
- distance it travels
- False
- a magnet
- oil is less dense
- falls slowly
- do not lick the spoon
- not needed
- a magnet
- air pushes on its blades
- denser than water
- sinks
- 4
- False
- a piece of foil
- water does not climb
- not needed
- heavy for its size
- a sheet of white paper
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- it can pop loudly
- we keep it the same
- at the very bottom
- True
- not needed
- a magnet
- False
- a mirror
- a battery cell
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