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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 16
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Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Name two foods rich in proteins. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
scurvy an omnivore goitre e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer carbohydrates e.g. rice, potato, wheat A iodine solution — blue-black rickets TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 16
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. How is salt obtained from sea water? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving churning winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball by evaporation soluble filtration (using a strainer) handpicking translucent e.g. glass, clean water, air TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 16
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The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Which part of a plant makes food? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name two non-living things. Name a plant that grows in water. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
habitat long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat leaves creepers ball and socket e.g. stone, chair e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla tap hinge to breathe oxygen dissolved in water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 16
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1 km = ______ m The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? Name one means of transport used in water. 1 m = ______ cm The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
1000 rectilinear (straight-line) 10 periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit e.g. boat, ship 100 circular metre (m) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 16
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Name two luminous objects. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Why is a shadow always black? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. When is your shadow the shortest? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame upside down (inverted) a source of light, an opaque object and a screen because no light reaches that area reflection at noon, when the Sun is overhead luminous straight No — a shadow needs light opaque TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 16
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The two ends of a cell are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name two conductors. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. What does a switch do? Name the two poles of a magnet. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
terminals (positive and negative) circuit e.g. copper, iron, aluminium a compass north–south it opens or closes a circuit north pole and south pole plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks filament repel; attract TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 16
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What are the three states of water? Which gas makes up most of the air? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) nitrogen (about 78%) atmosphere carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation rainwater harvesting oxygen 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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