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 — 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 the layers (c) the order of pouring (d) how much of each liquid
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a fridge magnet (c) a drinking straw (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 5.True or false: the swimmer goes forward. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the amount of clay”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) the size of the bowl (c) how many drops form
- 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) a magnet (b) glue on the card (c) the cold water (d) air pushing up
- 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper towel (b) a strip of cloth (c) a piece of chalk (d) a plastic ruler
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a glass of water (c) a stiff postcard (d) a towel
- 13.💧 Dip a sugar cube into coloured water. Does the water climb up it? (a) water does not climb (b) water climbs up it
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
- 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for the coloured flower experiment? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the coloured flower experiment? (a) food colour (b) a glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a few hours of waiting
- 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.True or false: a magnetic chess set works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a sink or a bucket (c) a stiff postcard (d) a towel
- 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) whether the card stays (c) how full the glass is (d) the same card
- 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for the float-or-sink test. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔮 A cork floats in tap water. What happens in very salty water? (a) it turns white (b) it still floats (c) it dissolves (d) it sinks
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a magnet (c) a tub of water (d) small test objects
- 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) a puddle drying up (c) butter going runny (d) snow turning to water
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel (b) a balloon (c) a glass of water (d) a sink or a bucket
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? True or false: time to dissolve is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.⚖️ 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 sugar (c) the water temperature (d) the amount of water
- 33.🔍 What do you see a day after a white flower stands in blue water? (a) the petals turn bluish (b) the water turns green (c) the stem turns to ice (d) the flower floats away
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.True or false: a piece of chalk does not let water climb. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
- 38.🔮 Predict: you blow the balloon up only a little. What happens? (a) it goes less far (b) it flies off the string (c) it goes much farther (d) it turns into a kite
- 39.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 40.🥄 Which of these does not dissolve in water? (a) sawdust (b) table salt (c) sugar (d) baking soda
Answer key
- the order of pouring
- a fridge magnet
- we change it
- a battery cell
- True
- we keep it the same
- the size of the bowl
- not needed
- air pushing up
- not needed
- a plastic ruler
- a mirror
- water climbs up it
- yeast
- not needed
- False
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- a battery cell
- whether the card stays
- True
- it still floats
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- not needed
- a puddle drying up
- a balloon
- False
- we keep it the same
- the water temperature
- the petals turn bluish
- we change it
- we measure it
- False
- a toy parachute
- it goes less far
- 7
- sawdust
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