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 sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “time to dissolve”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🔮 Predict: the string slopes uphill. What happens? (a) it speeds up (b) it travels less far (c) it travels farther (d) it goes backward first
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎈 Air rushes out of the back of the balloon. Which way does the balloon move? (a) backward (b) forward (c) straight down (d) it stays still
- 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a drinking straw is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌊 What pushes a floating cork upward? (a) the air above (b) the tub (c) the water (d) the cork itself
- 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
- 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Do we need cold water for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.True or false: two clear glasses is needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a mirror (d) a sheet of white paper
- 18.🧺 Do we need a glass of water for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a magnet (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) yeast
- 21.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they become solid (b) they turn to honey (c) they separate again (d) they mix for ever
- 22.⚖️ 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 way we turn it (b) how full the glass is (c) the same glass (d) whether the card stays
- 23.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 Does a coin float or sink in water? (a) floats (b) sinks
- 25.🔍 You drop a coin into a tub of water. What do you see? (a) it bounces up (b) it dissolves (c) it floats (d) it sinks
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “distance it travels”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the coloured flower experiment? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a towel for spills
- 31.True or false: a teaspoon is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) turmeric powder (b) water with food colour (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a drinking straw (b) vinegar (c) two chairs (d) a long string
- 34.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🛟 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
- 36.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.📘 What is it called when water climbs up thin tubes or paper by itself? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) capillary action (d) magnetism
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sweat drying on skin (b) making ice lollies (c) a pond icing over (d) water becoming ice
Answer key
- we measure it
- it travels less far
- True
- forward
- True
- True
- the water
- safety scissors
- True
- True
- True
- needed
- not needed
- needed
- True
- not needed
- a mirror
- needed
- a magnet
- yeast
- they separate again
- whether the card stays
- False
- sinks
- it sinks
- we measure it
- not needed
- False
- False
- a towel for spills
- False
- water with food colour
- vinegar
- needed
- it will not break
- hot water can scald
- True
- not needed
- capillary action
- sweat drying on skin
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