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.True or false: a puddle drying up is condensation. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how big we blow it (b) distance it travels (c) the same string
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 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 kept the same? (a) the order of pouring (b) how much of each liquid (c) the order of the layers
- 5.True or false: cling film is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnetic chess set (b) a compass needle (c) a vacuum cleaner (d) a fridge magnet
- 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a towel (c) a stiff postcard (d) a glass of water
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the balloon rocket? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) sawdust (d) food colour
- 13.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) a kind of smoke (c) water as a gas (d) tiny ice cubes
- 15.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is hot (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is heavier
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🛟 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
- 18.True or false: sugar does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results table (b) a tub of water (c) small test objects (d) a magnet
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: a stem is split in two, one half in red water and one in blue. What do the petals do? (a) they all turn green (b) they turn two colours (c) they fall off at once (d) they stay white
- 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Predict: which dissolves faster — a sugar cube or the same amount of powdered sugar? (a) both the same (b) the sugar cube (c) powdered sugar (d) neither of them
- 24.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) spilled oil is slippery (b) oil turns into honey (c) oil attracts magnets (d) oil makes it rain
- 25.🛟 Why should you not over-blow the balloon? (a) it gets too heavy (b) it changes colour (c) it turns into a kite (d) it can pop loudly
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a clock or timer (c) a teaspoon (d) warm water
- 27.🔮 Predict: you squeeze an empty plastic bottle with its cap screwed on tight. Why is it hard? (a) air inside pushes back (b) water is hiding there (c) the bottle is magnetic (d) the cap is sticky
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does colour reach the petals faster with a short stem or a long stem? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 29.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) two clear glasses (c) sugar (d) a teaspoon
- 31.🚀 In “push back, move forward”, which way does water a swimmer pushes go? (a) goes backward (b) goes forward
- 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a mirror (b) a small cup (c) cling film (d) sunlight
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? What do we do with “how full the glass is”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 35.🧺 Do we need small test objects for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) clouds (c) balloons (d) prisms
- 37.🎈 Why does the balloon rocket move along the string? (a) the string pulls it (b) escaping air pushes it (c) a magnet pulls it (d) the straw is heavy
- 38.True or false: table salt does not dissolve in water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
Answer key
- False
- the same string
- we measure it
- how much of each liquid
- False
- a vacuum cleaner
- not needed
- True
- a balloon
- False
- not needed
- sawdust
- False
- water as a gas
- oil is less dense
- not needed
- never look at the Sun
- False
- a magnet
- False
- they turn two colours
- False
- powdered sugar
- spilled oil is slippery
- it can pop loudly
- a magnet
- air inside pushes back
- we keep it the same
- less dense than water
- a mirror
- goes backward
- False
- a mirror
- we change it
- needed
- prisms
- escaping air pushes it
- False
- we change it
- we keep it the same
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