Science worksheets for Class 6 — with answers

Answer the questions.

1. Lack of iodine causes ______.
2. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.
3. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
4. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
5. Lack of iron causes ______.
6. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
7. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
8. Name an animal that eats only plants.
9. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
10. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.

Answer the questions.

1. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
2. Name a material that is opaque.
3. Name a material that is transparent.
4. Name a material that floats on water.
5. Butter is separated from curd by ______.
6. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
7. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
8. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
9. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
10. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid?

Answer the questions.

1. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
2. Why do fish have gills?
3. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
4. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
5. Name two non-living things.
6. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
7. Which part of a plant makes food?
8. Name a plant that grows in water.
9. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
10. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
2. What is the SI unit of length?
3. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
4. Name one means of transport used in water.
5. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
6. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
7. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
8. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
9. 1 m = ______ cm
10. 1 km = ______ m

Answer the questions.

1. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
2. Light travels in a ______ line.
3. Is the Moon luminous?
4. Name an object that is translucent.
5. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
6. When is your shadow the shortest?
7. Why is a shadow always black?
8. What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
9. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
10. Can we see a shadow in a dark room?

Answer the questions.

1. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
2. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
3. What does a switch do?
4. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
5. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
6. Name two insulators.
7. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
8. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
9. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?
10. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?

Answer the questions.

1. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
2. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
3. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
4. Name two ways to save water.
5. Which gas makes up most of the air?
6. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
7. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
8. What is the water cycle?
9. What are the three states of water?
10. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.