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 needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) never look at the Sun (c) stare at the Sun (d) look at it through glass
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a stiff postcard (c) yeast (d) a towel
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the order of pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) how much of each liquid (d) the same three liquids
- 5.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) the glass gets hot (c) three separate layers (d) bubbles of gas
- 6.True or false: a feather sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a plastic ruler lets water climb up it. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a long string is not needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) a spoon (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
- 15.🧺 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) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.⚖️ 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 the layers”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is hot (b) oil is heavier (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is less dense
- 19.🧺 Do we need warm water for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.True or false: a teaspoon is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “the slope of the string”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 Which of these sinks in water? (a) a feather (b) an ice-cream stick (c) a ball of clay (d) an ice cube
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
- 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the balloon rocket? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: a coin sinks in water. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper towel (b) a flower stem (c) a piece of chalk (d) a piece of foil
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of pouring is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the rowing boat go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the kind of clay”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.True or false: an ice cube is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.True or false: a glass marble is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 40.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does the balloon go? (a) goes forward (b) goes backward
Answer key
- a balloon
- never look at the Sun
- yeast
- the order of the layers
- three separate layers
- False
- False
- not needed
- False
- False
- False
- False
- a spoon
- safety scissors
- a battery cell
- not needed
- we measure it
- oil is less dense
- needed
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- a ball of clay
- a paper helicopter
- needed
- True
- a piece of foil
- False
- goes forward
- we measure it
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- True
- we measure it
- True
- air pressure
- goes forward
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