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Science worksheets for Class 6 — with answers
Free CBSE Class 6 science worksheets: food and nutrition, materials and separation, living things, motion and measurement, light and shadows, electricity and magnets, water and air — with answers.
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Food and nutrition (Class 6) Materials and separation (Class 6) Living things and our body (Class 6) Motion and measurement (Class 6) Light, shadows and reflection (Class 6) Electricity and magnets (Class 6) Water and air (Class 6)
Food and nutrition Class 6 · Worksheet 1 · set 11
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Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of iodine causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer rickets e.g. rice, potato, wheat an omnivore anaemia A balanced goitre scurvy e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 11
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How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
by evaporation winnowing insoluble e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent filtration (using a strainer) sedimentation using a magnet soluble handpicking TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 11
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Name two non-living things. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? Name a plant that grows in water. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name three things all living things do.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. stone, chair long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat ball and socket tap habitat hinge to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla creepers e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 11
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How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? 1 km = ______ m What is the SI unit of length? 1 m = ______ cm Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
10 periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic 1000 metre (m) 100 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit directly above the mark (not from the side) rectilinear (straight-line) e.g. boat, ship TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 11
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Name an object that is translucent. Light travels in a ______ line. Is the Moon luminous? Why is a shadow always black? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? When is your shadow the shortest? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Name two luminous objects.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass straight No — it reflects sunlight because no light reaches that area No — a shadow needs light at noon, when the Sun is overhead opaque a source of light, an opaque object and a screen luminous e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 11
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Name two conductors. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. What does a switch do? The two ends of a cell are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. copper, iron, aluminium magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt filament cell a compass conductors it opens or closes a circuit terminals (positive and negative) circuit north–south TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 11
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The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What are the three states of water? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Name two ways to save water. What is the water cycle?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
evaporation oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) condensation rainwater harvesting e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Are these worksheets based on the CBSE syllabus? Yes — they follow the topics of the NCERT Class 6 science book (food, materials, living things, motion, light, electricity, magnets, water and air).
Are these worksheets free? Yes — print them or save as PDF free. Every worksheet has an answer key.
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