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 colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the room it stands in”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the balloon go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
- 4.💧 Which of these does not let water climb? (a) a flower stem (b) a strip of cloth (c) a piece of chalk (d) a rubber eraser
- 5.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it through glass (b) stare at the Sun (c) never look at the Sun (d) look at it in a mirror
- 8.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a piece of thermocol (d) a metal key
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
- 10.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) snow turning to water (b) making ice lollies (c) wet clothes drying (d) water becoming ice
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: sawdust dissolves in water. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a stiff postcard
- 16.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
- 18.True or false: the rocket goes backward. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the amount of clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a balloon (c) a clear glass of water (d) bright sunlight
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tub of water (b) a towel for spills (c) a results table (d) yeast
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) distance it travels (b) how big we blow it (c) the same tape
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the tub of water (b) whether it floats (c) the shape of the clay (d) the kind of clay
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the order of pouring (b) the same three liquids (c) the same glass (d) how much of each liquid
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) food colour (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a glass of water (d) a magnet
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water can scald (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water is magnetic (d) it changes colour
- 31.🌼 Why do the petals keep pulling water up the stem? (a) petals lose water to air (b) petals like colour (c) the stem is hot (d) petals are magnetic
- 32.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) three separate layers (b) bubbles of gas (c) the glass gets hot (d) one mixed colour
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a feather (d) a coin
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a white flower (c) a glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 36.🧺 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) yeast (d) a sink or a bucket
- 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
- 38.🔍 Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. Where did it go? (a) it vanished for ever (b) it sank as sand (c) it became air (d) it spread in the water
- 39.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) green (b) violet (c) blue (d) red
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- goes forward
- a rubber eraser
- False
- False
- never look at the Sun
- a piece of thermocol
- a magnet
- wet clothes drying
- not needed
- False
- True
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- safety scissors
- False
- False
- a balloon
- the length of the blades
- yeast
- the same tape
- False
- not needed
- whether it floats
- the order of pouring
- a magnet
- False
- hot water can scald
- petals lose water to air
- False
- three separate layers
- a coin
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- a stone
- it spread in the water
- True
- red
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