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 colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the stem (b) the amount of water (c) the amount of colour (d) time for colour to show
- 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does air from the balloon go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 5.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) cooking oil (c) an ice cube (d) a coin
- 8.True or false: a vacuum cleaner works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to ice (d) it turns to salt
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? What do we do with “how big we blow it”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 11.True or false: chalk powder dissolves in water. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) a white flower (c) a few hours of waiting (d) a balloon
- 13.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) melting
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of sugar (b) the amount of water (c) the water temperature (d) time to dissolve
- 15.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) food colour (b) glucose powder (c) chalk powder (d) sugar
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the length of the stem”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a long string (c) a magnet (d) sticky tape
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? True or false: the shape of the clay is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) a big sugar cube (b) sugar in warm water (c) powdered sugar (d) sugar stirred well
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the coloured flower experiment. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours of waiting (b) food colour (c) a mirror (d) a glass of water
- 22.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they mix for ever (b) they become solid (c) they turn to honey (d) they separate again
- 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛟 Does an ice cube float or sink in water? (a) sinks (b) floats
- 25.True or false: a clock or timer is needed for the dissolving test. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) look at it through glass (d) stare at the Sun
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🥛 Which of these works by air pressure? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a compass needle
- 29.🥄 Does powdered sugar dissolve faster or slower? (a) slower (b) faster
- 30.🥄 Which of these dissolves slower? (a) sugar stirred well (b) sugar in icy water (c) sugar in warm water (d) powdered sugar
- 31.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns blue (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it does not fall
- 32.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to make it rain (b) to catch any spills (c) to cool the glass (d) to grow plants
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a medicine dropper (b) a magnetic pin holder (c) a fridge magnet (d) a compass needle
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the balloon rocket? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a towel for spills (b) a mirror (c) a tub of water (d) a results table
- 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- the length of the stem
- not needed
- goes backward
- a strip of paper
- needed
- needed
- a coin
- False
- some water evaporates
- we change it
- False
- a balloon
- evaporation
- the water temperature
- chalk powder
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- True
- a big sugar cube
- a mirror
- they separate again
- True
- floats
- True
- never look at the Sun
- on top of the oil
- a vacuum cleaner
- faster
- sugar in icy water
- so it does not fall
- to catch any spills
- a medicine dropper
- True
- from your raised hand
- a balloon
- we measure it
- a ruler
- a mirror
- not needed
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