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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.Wind pushes a sailing boat along. What does that show about air?
  • A.Air is empty space
  • B.Moving air is matter that can push on things
  • C.Boats move by themselves
2.Which holds more matter: a flat soccer ball or the same soccer ball pumped hard?
  • A.The flat soccer ball
  • B.The pumped soccer ball, because it holds more air
  • C.They hold exactly the same
3.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
4.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
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.A flat basketball is pumped up and gets bigger and firmer. Why?
  • A.The rubber has grown
  • B.More air has been pushed inside it
  • C.The ball has warmed up
7.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
8.An "empty" bottle is held mouth-down under water and tilted. Bubbles come out. What were they?
  • A.Water that turned into gas
  • B.Nothing, it was empty
  • C.Air that was in the bottle all along

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Answer key — Air Is Something Too

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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