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.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a drinking straw (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a fridge magnet
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) both the same (b) neither of them (c) powdered sugar (d) the sugar cube
- 5.True or false: powdered sugar dissolves slower. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it gets hot (c) so it does not fall (d) so it turns blue
- 7.True or false: snow turning to water is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) slide on them (c) pour more water (d) wipe them dry
- 9.True or false: a small cup is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) water with food colour (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
- 11.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it turns into a kite (b) it flies off the string (c) it goes less far (d) it goes much farther
- 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
- 13.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does water a swimmer pushes go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 14.True or false: two chairs is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) a toddler (b) a grown-up (c) a pet (d) anyone, without looking
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a tall clear glass (d) yeast
- 18.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) small test objects (c) a mirror (d) a tub of water
- 20.🔍 Sand is stirred into water. What do you see after a while? (a) it floats up (b) it dissolves (c) it settles at the bottom (d) it turns blue
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? True or false: the kind of flower is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: water is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) heavy for its size (b) very hot (c) very thin (d) very colourful
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) water is heavier (b) the card gets wet (c) little air left inside (d) it looks nicer
- 26.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the water layer (c) at the very bottom (d) in the oil layer
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a mirror
- 28.⚖️ 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 glass (c) the same three liquids (d) how much of each liquid
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
- 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) turmeric powder (b) a long string (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a sunny window
- 35.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to win a prize (b) to keep children safe (c) to splash everyone (d) to hide the corks
- 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need sugar for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.True or false: a plastic ruler lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) honey (c) an ice cube (d) a cork
Answer key
- a drinking straw
- time to reach the floor
- False
- powdered sugar
- False
- so it does not fall
- False
- wipe them dry
- True
- a mirror
- it goes less far
- safety scissors
- goes backward
- True
- a grown-up
- not needed
- a tall clear glass
- it will not break
- a mirror
- it settles at the bottom
- False
- True
- heavy for its size
- True
- little air left inside
- at the very bottom
- a mirror
- the order of pouring
- a stone
- True
- a long string
- False
- we change it
- a sunny window
- to keep children safe
- not needed
- needed
- False
- not needed
- honey
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