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Air Is Something Too is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on evidence that air and other gases are matter that takes up space, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 5-PS1-1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Air Is Something Too

5-PS1-1

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1.The blocked syringe can be pushed in a little way. What does that show?
  • A.The plunger has shrunk
  • B.The air inside can be squeezed into a smaller space
  • C.The air has disappeared
2.A ball is weighed flat, then pumped full of air. What happens to its mass?
  • A.It goes up slightly, because air has mass
  • B.It goes down
  • C.It stays exactly the same, because air weighs nothing
3.A cup is pushed upside down into water and a tissue inside it stays dry. Why?
  • A.Air trapped in the cup fills the space, so the water cannot get in
  • B.Tissue cannot get wet
  • C.The water is too cold
4.An "empty" bottle is held mouth-down under water and tilted. Bubbles come out. What were they?
  • A.Air that was in the bottle all along
  • B.Water that turned into gas
  • C.Nothing, it was empty
5.Which holds more matter: a flat soccer ball or the same soccer ball pumped hard?
  • A.They hold exactly the same
  • B.The flat soccer ball
  • C.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
6.You blow through a straw into a glass of water. What are the bubbles?
  • A.Air from your lungs, pushed into the water
  • B.Water turning into steam
  • C.Soap
7.A balloon tied tight shrinks a little in the freezer. Has any air got out?
  • A.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
  • B.Yes, half the air escaped
  • C.Yes, the air turned to ice
8.Wind pushes a sailing boat along. What does that show about air?
  • A.Boats move by themselves
  • B.Air is empty space
  • C.Moving air is matter that can push on things

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Answer key — Air Is Something Too

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The air inside can be squeezed into a smaller space
  2. 2.It goes up slightly, because air has mass
  3. 3.Air trapped in the cup fills the space, so the water cannot get in
  4. 4.Air that was in the bottle all along
  5. 5.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  6. 6.Air from your lungs, pushed into the water
  7. 7.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
  8. 8.Moving air is matter that can push on things

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-PS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.