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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 20
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Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of iodine causes ______. Lack of iron causes ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
scurvy A an omnivore fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food goitre anaemia balanced e.g. rice, potato, wheat proteins e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore)
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 20
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Name a material that floats on water. Name a material that is transparent. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method separates iron pins from sand? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball e.g. glass, clean water, air soluble churning using a magnet sedimentation by evaporation handpicking insoluble winnowing
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 20
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Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name a plant that grows in water. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name three things all living things do. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Which part of a plant makes food? How does an earthworm move? Name two non-living things.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
tap to lose less water e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla habitat ball and socket e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete creepers leaves by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles e.g. stone, chair
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 20
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The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name one means of transport used in water. What is the SI unit of length? 1 m = ______ cm What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) circular 1000 10 e.g. boat, ship metre (m) 100 directly above the mark (not from the side) periodic (oscillatory) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 20
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Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Is the Moon luminous? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? What three things are needed to make a shadow? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. When is your shadow the shortest? Name an object that is translucent. Name two luminous objects. Why is a shadow always black?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — a shadow needs light No — it reflects sunlight upside down (inverted) a source of light, an opaque object and a screen reflection straight at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. butter paper, frosted glass e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame because no light reaches that area
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 20
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What does a switch do? The two ends of a cell are called ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name two conductors. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
it opens or closes a circuit terminals (positive and negative) a compass north–south repel; attract plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks filament cell e.g. copper, iron, aluminium magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 20
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Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What is the water cycle? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What are the three states of water? The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite oxygen the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain condensation e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting atmosphere solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) evaporation nitrogen (about 78%)
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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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