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 balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sticky tape (b) turmeric powder (c) a drinking straw (d) a balloon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an empty capped bottle (c) a ball of clay (d) an iron nail
- 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 4.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) more drops form (b) fewer drops form (c) the water turns red (d) the bowl freezes
- 5.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a small cup
- 7.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to win a prize (c) to splash everyone (d) to hide the corks
- 8.🛟 Which is the safe way to do the float-or-sink test? (a) wipe up spills at once (b) run around the tub (c) play near a deep pond (d) leave water on the floor
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 10.⚖️ 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 kind of clay (b) the amount of clay (c) the shape of the clay (d) whether it floats
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the kind of clay is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) air (c) an ice cube (d) a coin
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water (b) a mirror (c) a teaspoon (d) warm water
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) yeast (c) water with food colour (d) honey
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) a white flower (c) food colour (d) a magnet
- 17.🧺 Do we need sugar for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ 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 “how much of each liquid”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of water (b) the size of the bowl (c) the cling film cover (d) how many drops form
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) water with food colour (c) cooking oil (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) yeast (b) a tub of water (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 27.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) two chairs (c) sticky tape (d) a drinking straw
- 29.🔮 Predict: a strip of paper towel dips into coloured water. What happens? (a) nothing ever happens (b) it sinks at once (c) colour climbs up it (d) it turns to plastic
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the order of pouring (c) how much of each liquid (d) the same three liquids
- 32.🛟 Who should trim the flower stem? (a) anyone, without looking (b) a toddler (c) a grown-up (d) a pet
- 33.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it through glass (c) look at it in a mirror (d) stare at the Sun
- 34.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it floats away (c) it turns all red (d) it turns brighter
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the time of day”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.True or false: warm water is not needed for the dissolving test. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a magnet (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 38.💧 Dip a flower stem into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 39.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) drops on a cold glass (b) water becoming ice (c) wet clothes drying (d) a pond icing over
- 40.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) the cling film (b) the air outside (c) the bowl itself (d) water warmed by the Sun
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- an empty capped bottle
- we change it
- more drops form
- False
- a small cup
- to keep children safe
- wipe up spills at once
- we keep it the same
- the shape of the clay
- True
- a coin
- a ruler
- a mirror
- yeast
- a magnet
- needed
- not needed
- not needed
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- False
- how many drops form
- a feather
- turmeric powder
- a tub of water
- True
- a battery cell
- colour climbs up it
- False
- the order of pouring
- a grown-up
- never look at the Sun
- the rainbow fades
- we keep it the same
- False
- a magnet
- water climbs up it
- drops on a cold glass
- water warmed by the Sun
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