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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.A balloon tied tight shrinks a little in the freezer. Has any air got out?
  • A.Yes, half the air escaped
  • B.Yes, the air turned to ice
  • C.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
2.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
3.An "empty" bottle is held mouth-down under water and tilted. Bubbles come out. What were they?
  • A.Water that turned into gas
  • B.Air that was in the bottle all along
  • C.Nothing, it was empty
4.A flat basketball is pumped up and gets bigger and firmer. Why?
  • A.More air has been pushed inside it
  • B.The ball has warmed up
  • C.The rubber has grown
5.A syringe with its end blocked cannot be pushed all the way in. Why?
  • A.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
  • B.The syringe is broken
  • C.Air pulls the plunger back by magic
6.Why can you not see the air around you?
  • A.It is made of pieces of matter too small to see
  • B.It is hidden by light
  • C.There is nothing there
7.The blocked syringe can be pushed in a little way. What does that show?
  • A.The air inside can be squeezed into a smaller space
  • B.The plunger has shrunk
  • C.The air has disappeared
8.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

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Answer key — Air Is Something Too

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  1. 1.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
  2. 2.Moving air is matter that can push on things
  3. 3.Air that was in the bottle all along
  4. 4.More air has been pushed inside it
  5. 5.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
  6. 6.It is made of pieces of matter too small to see
  7. 7.The air inside can be squeezed into a smaller space
  8. 8.Air trapped in the cup fills the space, so the water cannot get in

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