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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 19
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Answer the questions.

  1. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.
  2. Lack of iron causes ______.
  3. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  4. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  5. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  6. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.
  7. Name two foods rich in proteins.
  8. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  9. Lack of iodine causes ______.
  10. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

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

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

  1. How does an earthworm move?
  2. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  3. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  4. Why do fish have gills?
  5. Name two non-living things.
  6. Which part of a plant makes food?
  7. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
  8. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
  9. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
  10. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

  1. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  2. 1 m = ______ cm
  3. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
  4. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  5. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  6. What is the SI unit of length?
  7. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  8. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  9. 1 km = ______ m
  10. Name one means of transport used in water.

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

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

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

  1. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  2. What does a switch do?
  3. The two ends of a cell are called ______.
  4. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
  5. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
  6. Name the two poles of a magnet.
  7. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  8. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  9. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
  10. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 19
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name something that shows air is present around us.
  2. What is the water cycle?
  3. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
  4. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
  5. What are the three states of water?
  6. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
  7. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
  8. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
  9. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
  10. Name two ways to save water.

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