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.🧺 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) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 3.🥄 Does a big sugar cube dissolve faster or slower? (a) faster (b) slower
- 4.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a balloon (c) a tall clear glass (d) water with food colour
- 6.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) gas from the rocket (b) air from the balloon (c) water a swimmer pushes (d) the rowing boat
- 8.🛟 Which of these floats on water? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: how much of each liquid is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a white flower (d) a magnet
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🥄 Which of these dissolves in water? (a) cooking oil (b) sand (c) food colour (d) sawdust
- 14.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
- 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) run around the tub (b) leave water on the floor (c) wipe up spills at once (d) play near a deep pond
- 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) neither of them (b) powdered sugar (c) the sugar cube (d) both the same
- 20.True or false: a drinking straw is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) a big sugar cube (b) sugar left unstirred (c) powdered sugar (d) sugar in icy water
- 23.⚖️ 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 three liquids”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) sticky tape
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “whether the card stays”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a long string (b) two chairs (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a towel for spills
- 28.True or false: honey is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🛟 What should you do with popped balloon pieces? (a) keep them in your mouth (b) give them to a baby (c) chew them (d) throw them away safely
- 30.True or false: a comb is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) backward (b) forward (c) it stays still (d) straight down
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: how big we blow it is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “brightness of rainbow”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the length of the stem”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of clay (b) the shape of the clay (c) the tub of water (d) whether it floats
- 40.True or false: cold water is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- yeast
- brightness of rainbow
- slower
- False
- a balloon
- True
- the rowing boat
- a feather
- False
- a white flower
- we change it
- not needed
- food colour
- evaporation
- a feather
- not needed
- wipe up spills at once
- False
- powdered sugar
- False
- False
- powdered sugar
- we keep it the same
- sticky tape
- we measure it
- vinegar
- a towel for spills
- True
- throw them away safely
- False
- forward
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- we measure it
- True
- we change it
- False
- the shape of the clay
- False
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