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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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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

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 claim does this record support?
  2. 2. What happened to the tissue in the cup?
  3. 3. How much did the soccer ball weigh after it was pumped hard?
  4. 4. What do the four tests show about air?
2.A dry sponge is pushed under water and bubbles rise. What are they?
  • A.Water turning into gas
  • B.Soap
  • C.Air that was in the sponge's holes
3.Wet washing dries faster on a windy day. Why?
  • A.The wind makes the washing heavier
  • B.The moving air carries the water vapor away from the cloth
  • C.The wind adds heat from the sun
4.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
5.Why does a parachute fall slowly?
  • A.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  • B.Parachutes weigh nothing
  • C.Gravity stops working
6.Where is there air?
  • A.All around us, even in an "empty" room
  • B.Only outside
  • C.Only when the wind blows
7.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

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Answer key — Testing Whether Air Is Matter

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  1. 1.1. Air is matter: air takes up space and has mass. 2. The tissue stayed dry. 3. 423 g. 4. Air takes up room and has weight, even though nobody can see it.
  2. 2.Air that was in the sponge's holes
  3. 3.The moving air carries the water vapor away from the cloth
  4. 4.It is packed with air pushing outwards
  5. 5.Air pushes up against its wide canopy
  6. 6.All around us, even in an "empty" room
  7. 7.Air rushing out pushes it the other way

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