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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.Which holds more matter: a flat soccer ball or the same soccer ball pumped hard?
  • A.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  • B.They hold exactly the same
  • C.The flat soccer ball
2.An "empty" bottle is held mouth-down under water and tilted. Bubbles come out. What were they?
  • A.Nothing, it was empty
  • B.Air that was in the bottle all along
  • C.Water that turned into gas
3.Drops form on the outside of a cold glass of juice. Where did the water come from?
  • A.The glass made it
  • B.Water vapor in the air, a gas that turned back into liquid on the cold glass
  • C.The juice leaked through the glass
4.A syringe with its end blocked cannot be pushed all the way in. Why?
  • A.The syringe is broken
  • B.Air pulls the plunger back by magic
  • C.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
5.Wind pushes a sailing boat along. What does that show about air?
  • A.Moving air is matter that can push on things
  • B.Air is empty space
  • C.Boats move by themselves
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.Soap
  • C.Water turning into steam
7.Why can you not see the air around you?
  • A.It is hidden by light
  • B.There is nothing there
  • C.It is made of pieces of matter too small to see
8.A balloon tied tight shrinks a little in the freezer. Has any air got out?
  • A.Yes, the air turned to ice
  • B.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold
  • C.Yes, half the air escaped

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Answer key — Air Is Something Too

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  1. 1.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  2. 2.Air that was in the bottle all along
  3. 3.Water vapor in the air, a gas that turned back into liquid on the cold glass
  4. 4.The air inside is matter, and it takes up space
  5. 5.Moving air is matter that can push on things
  6. 6.Air from your lungs, pushed into the water
  7. 7.It is made of pieces of matter too small to see
  8. 8.No, the same air takes up less space when it is cold

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