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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

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1.A syringe with its end blocked cannot be pushed all the way in. Why?
  • A.Air pulls the plunger back by magic
  • B.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
  • C.The syringe is broken
2.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
3.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
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.Drops form on the outside of a cold glass of juice. Where did the water come from?
  • A.The juice leaked through the glass
  • B.The glass made it
  • C.Water vapor in the air, a gas that turned back into liquid on the cold glass
6.Which holds more matter: a flat soccer ball or the same soccer ball pumped hard?
  • A.They hold exactly the same
  • B.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  • C.The flat soccer ball
7.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.The water is too cold
  • C.Tissue cannot get wet
8.Wind pushes a sailing boat along. What does that show about air?
  • A.Moving air is matter that can push on things
  • B.Boats move by themselves
  • C.Air is empty space

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Answer key — Air Is Something Too

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
  2. 2.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
  3. 3.Air from your lungs, pushed into the water
  4. 4.Air that was in the bottle all along
  5. 5.Water vapor in the air, a gas that turned back into liquid on the cold glass
  6. 6.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  7. 7.Air trapped in the cup fills the space, so the water cannot get in
  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.