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.True or false: a mirror is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a long string is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🥛 Which of these works by magnetism? (a) a drinking straw (b) a compass needle (c) a suction hook (d) a bicycle pump
- 4.🥄 Which of these dissolves faster? (a) sugar stirred well (b) sugar left unstirred (c) a big sugar cube (d) sugar in icy water
- 5.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the kind of sugar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the way we turn it (c) whether the card stays (d) how full the glass is
- 8.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it turns blue (c) so it gets hot (d) so it does not fall
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two chairs (b) sticky tape (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
- 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: whether it floats is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 16.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) the balloon (b) the swimmer (c) water a swimmer pushes (d) the rocket
- 17.🚀 Which of these goes forward? (a) gas from the rocket (b) air from the balloon (c) water a swimmer pushes (d) the balloon
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time we wait (b) how many drops form (c) sun or shade (d) the amount of water
- 19.🥄 Does powdered sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) a results table (c) turmeric powder (d) a towel for spills
- 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a piece of foil (c) a plastic ruler (d) a flower stem
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
- 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: sugar in icy water dissolves faster. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: honey is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a plastic ruler lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a few hours of waiting
- 31.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the stem turns to ice (b) the flower floats away (c) the petals turn bluish (d) the water turns green
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a balloon (c) water with food colour (d) a spoon
- 34.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a compass needle (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a fridge magnet (d) a drinking straw
- 36.🔮 Predict: an empty capped bottle floats. What happens if you fill it with sand? (a) it sinks (b) it melts (c) it turns blue (d) it floats higher
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Do we need a clock or timer for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.True or false: a magnetic chess set works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🥄 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
Answer key
- False
- True
- a compass needle
- sugar stirred well
- False
- we keep it the same
- whether the card stays
- so it does not fall
- a mirror
- a steel spoon
- faster
- False
- needed
- needed
- yeast
- water a swimmer pushes
- the balloon
- sun or shade
- faster
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- a flower stem
- False
- how much of each liquid
- True
- False
- True
- False
- 7
- a few hours of waiting
- not needed
- the petals turn bluish
- a balloon
- False
- a drinking straw
- it sinks
- not needed
- needed
- False
- dissolves in water
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