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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. Where did the 5 g the soccer ball gained come from?
  2. 2. What do the four tests show about air?
  3. 3. Why did the plunger spring back when it was let go?
  4. 4. Why was each test done twice?
2.Wet washing dries faster on a windy day. Why?
  • A.The moving air carries the water vapor away from the cloth
  • B.The wind makes the washing heavier
  • C.The wind adds heat from the sun
3.Where is there air?
  • A.All around us, even in an "empty" room
  • B.Only outside
  • C.Only when the wind blows
4.Why does a bicycle tire feel hard when it is pumped up?
  • A.The rubber has frozen
  • B.It is packed with air pushing outwards
  • C.The tire is empty
5.A kite stays up on a windy day. What is holding it up?
  • A.The string pushing it up
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.Moving air pushing against it
6.Why do divers carry tanks of air underwater?
  • A.Air can be squeezed into a tank, and they need it to breathe
  • B.There is air in the sea for them already
  • C.The tanks make them sink faster
7.What is wind?
  • A.Air moving from one place to another
  • B.Clouds bumping together
  • C.Trees waving their branches

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Answer key — Testing Whether Air Is Matter

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  1. 1.1. From the air pumped into it, because air has mass. 2. Air takes up room and has weight, even though nobody can see it. 3. The air squeezed inside pushed back as it spread out again. 4. So one odd result could not mislead the class about the tests.
  2. 2.The moving air carries the water vapor away from the cloth
  3. 3.All around us, even in an "empty" room
  4. 4.It is packed with air pushing outwards
  5. 5.Moving air pushing against it
  6. 6.Air can be squeezed into a tank, and they need it to breathe
  7. 7.Air moving from one place to another

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