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 is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a glass of water
- 4.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “whether it floats”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 6.🥄 Does sugar in warm water dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a white flower (d) a battery cell
- 9.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a pebble
- 10.True or false: a cotton thread lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) very salty water (d) a ping-pong ball
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the same straw is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) an ice-cream stick (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a pebble (d) a cork
- 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ 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 order of pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a results table (c) a tub of water (d) turmeric powder
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the stirring (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of sugar (d) the amount of water
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the shape of the clay”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is yellow (b) it is the densest (c) it is the stickiest (d) it is the coldest
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) the same window (c) brightness of rainbow
- 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a tall clear glass
- 26.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) in the honey layer (d) under the honey
- 27.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) the string pulls it (b) the straw is heavy (c) escaping air pushes it (d) a magnet pulls it
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) small test objects (b) a tub of water (c) a towel for spills (d) a mirror
- 29.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) red (b) violet (c) yellow (d) orange
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two clear glasses (b) cotton wool (c) sugar (d) a teaspoon
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few hours of waiting (c) a glass of water (d) a white flower
- 32.True or false: a ping-pong ball sinks in water. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper towel (b) a flower stem (c) a cotton thread (d) a glass marble
- 34.🔍 How can you get the salt back from salty water? (a) stir it more (b) keep it in a fridge (c) add more water (d) let the water evaporate
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) drops under a pot lid (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) water becoming ice
- 36.🛟 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
- 37.🧺 Do we need a results table for the float-or-sink test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a tub of water (b) small test objects (c) a results table (d) a balloon
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper towel (b) a flower stem (c) a sugar cube (d) a plastic ruler
Answer key
- yeast
- a mirror
- a glass of water
- 1
- we measure it
- faster
- it spins the other way
- a battery cell
- an ice cube
- True
- False
- very salty water
- a paper clip
- True
- a pebble
- not needed
- True
- we change it
- turmeric powder
- the water temperature
- we change it
- it is the densest
- the same window
- False
- a tall clear glass
- on top of the oil
- escaping air pushes it
- a mirror
- violet
- cotton wool
- turmeric powder
- False
- a glass marble
- let the water evaporate
- water becoming ice
- never look at the Sun
- needed
- a balloon
- True
- a plastic ruler
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