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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

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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. Why did the tissue stay dry?
  2. 2. What happened to the tissue in the cup?
  3. 3. Why did the plunger spring back when it was let go?
  4. 4. Where did the 5 g the soccer ball gained come from?
2.What is wind?
  • A.Air moving from one place to another
  • B.Trees waving their branches
  • C.Clouds bumping together
3.A blown-up balloon is let go with its neck open. Why does it shoot off?
  • A.Air rushing out pushes it the other way
  • B.Gravity pulls it sideways
  • C.The balloon is magnetic
4.Why does a parachute fall slowly?
  • A.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  • B.Gravity stops working
  • C.Parachutes weigh nothing
5.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
6.Where is there air?
  • A.Only outside
  • B.Only when the wind blows
  • C.All around us, even in an "empty" room
7.A windmill's sails turn. What makes them move?
  • A.Wind, which is moving air, pushing on the sails
  • B.Electricity from the windmill
  • C.Sunlight on the sails

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Answer key — Testing Whether Air Is Matter

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Air trapped in the cup filled it, so the water could not get in. 2. The tissue stayed dry. 3. The air squeezed inside pushed back as it spread out again. 4. From the air pumped into it, because air has mass.
  2. 2.Air moving from one place to another
  3. 3.Air rushing out pushes it the other way
  4. 4.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  5. 5.The moving air carries the water vapor away from the cloth
  6. 6.All around us, even in an "empty" room
  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.