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 the shape of a lump of clay change whether it floats? What do we do with “the tub of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🥛 What holds the card up against the upside-down glass? (a) air pushing up (b) the cold water (c) a magnet (d) glue on the card
- 3.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) snow turning to water (b) making ice lollies (c) wet hair drying (d) drops under a pot lid
- 4.🧺 Do we need cold water for the dissolving test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.⚖️ 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 same card (b) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is (d) whether the card stays
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the dissolving test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) two clear glasses (b) a clock or timer (c) cold water (d) a balloon
- 8.⚖️ 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 the layers is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ 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 size of the bowl (b) the amount of water (c) sun or shade (d) how many drops form
- 10.True or false: cooking oil does not dissolve in water. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a white flower is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Why should a grown-up watch when children play near a big tub of water? (a) to keep children safe (b) to splash everyone (c) to hide the corks (d) to win a prize
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: how big we blow it is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a magnet is needed for the balloon rocket. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) cooking oil
- 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
- 20.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.True or false: food colour is needed for the coloured flower experiment. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🛟 What should you do after handling food colour? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe them on walls (d) wash your hands
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a drinking straw (b) a vacuum cleaner (c) a medicine dropper (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 25.📘 What is water vapour? (a) salty water (b) tiny ice cubes (c) water as a gas (d) a kind of smoke
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the float-or-sink test? (a) a results table (b) a towel for spills (c) a tub of water (d) a magnet
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a bigger balloon go farther along the string? True or false: the slope of the string is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the float-or-sink test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a towel for spills (b) a results table (c) a magnet (d) a tub of water
- 29.🥄 Does baking soda dissolve in water? (a) does not dissolve (b) dissolves in water
- 30.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) balloons (b) magnets (c) clouds (d) prisms
- 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.True or false: a pebble is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🚀 Which of these goes backward? (a) air from the balloon (b) the swimmer (c) the rowing boat (d) the balloon
- 34.🧺 Do we need a towel for spills for the float-or-sink test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the balloon rocket. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) sticky tape (d) a long string
- 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the balloon rocket? (a) two chairs (b) a long string (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 38.🧺 Do we need sugar for the dissolving test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a towel (b) yeast (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a glass of water
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does sugar dissolve faster in warm water or in cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of sugar (b) time to dissolve (c) the stirring (d) the amount of water
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- air pushing up
- wet hair drying
- needed
- whether the card stays
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- False
- how many drops form
- True
- True
- we change it
- a strip of paper
- True
- to keep children safe
- False
- False
- cooking oil
- faster
- 7
- not needed
- True
- wash your hands
- a magnetic pin holder
- water as a gas
- a magnet
- False
- a magnet
- dissolves in water
- prisms
- not needed
- True
- air from the balloon
- needed
- yeast
- not needed
- a magnet
- needed
- yeast
- time to dissolve
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