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Testing Whether Air Is Matter is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on using test results as evidence that air takes up space and has mass, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 5-PS1-1. It prints 7 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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Testing Whether Air Is Matter

5-PS1-1

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Testing Whether Air Is Matter

Results from four tests the class ran on air, each done twice. FOUR TESTS ON AIR Syringe, end blocked: plunger pushed from 20 ml to 12 ml, then sprang back to 20 ml when let go Soccer ball weighed flat: 418 g. Weighed again after pumping it hard: 423 g Cup with a tissue in it, pushed upside down into water: the tissue stayed dry The same cup tilted under water: bubbles rose and water went into the cup Sealed empty plastic bottle left in a freezer for an hour: its sides pulled in a little

  1. 1. What would the bottle do when it warmed up again?
  2. 2. Why did the plunger spring back when it was let go?
  3. 3. Why was each test done twice?
  4. 4. What happened to the tissue in the cup?
2.Why does a bicycle tire feel hard when it is pumped up?
  • A.It is packed with air pushing outwards
  • B.The rubber has frozen
  • C.The tire is empty
3.What is wind?
  • A.Trees waving their branches
  • B.Air moving from one place to another
  • C.Clouds bumping together
4.Why does a parachute fall slowly?
  • A.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  • B.Parachutes weigh nothing
  • C.Gravity stops working
5.A blown-up balloon is let go with its neck open. Why does it shoot off?
  • A.The balloon is magnetic
  • B.Gravity pulls it sideways
  • C.Air rushing out pushes it the other way
6.Why can you feel the air when you wave your hand quickly?
  • A.Air can only be felt outdoors
  • B.Your hand makes the air
  • C.Your hand is pushing against the air, which is matter
7.A windmill's sails turn. What makes them move?
  • A.Sunlight on the sails
  • B.Wind, which is moving air, pushing on the sails
  • C.Electricity from the windmill

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Answer key — Testing Whether Air Is Matter

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Its sides would push back out as the air inside warmed. 2. The air squeezed inside pushed back as it spread out again. 3. So one odd result could not mislead the class about the tests. 4. The tissue stayed dry.
  2. 2.It is packed with air pushing outwards
  3. 3.Air moving from one place to another
  4. 4.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  5. 5.Air rushing out pushes it the other way
  6. 6.Your hand is pushing against the air, which is matter
  7. 7.Wind, which is moving air, pushing on the sails

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