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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 21
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Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
proteins e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer rickets carbohydrates iodine solution — blue-black an omnivore balanced A anaemia 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 21
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Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is opaque. Name a material that is transparent. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Butter is separated from curd by ______.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
handpicking insoluble e.g. wood, cardboard, metal e.g. glass, clean water, air winnowing sedimentation translucent filtration (using a strainer) using a magnet churning TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 21
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Name three things all living things do. Why do fish have gills? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Name two non-living things. Which part of a plant makes food? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete to breathe oxygen dissolved in water rib cage to lose less water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat e.g. stone, chair leaves habitat creepers hinge TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 21
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1 km = ______ m How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name one means of transport used in water. 1 m = ______ cm What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
1000 10 circular directly above the mark (not from the side) e.g. boat, ship 100 circular / periodic metre (m) rectilinear (straight-line) periodic (oscillatory) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 21
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A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Why is a shadow always black? Is the Moon luminous? When is your shadow the shortest? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Light travels in a ______ line.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
opaque No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass because no light reaches that area No — it reflects sunlight at noon, when the Sun is overhead reflection upside down (inverted) a source of light, an opaque object and a screen straight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 21
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Name the two poles of a magnet. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? What does a switch do? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name two insulators.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
north pole and south pole north–south magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt filament plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks cell a compass it opens or closes a circuit repel; attract e.g. plastic, rubber, wood TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 21
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Which gas do plants take in to make food? Which gas makes up most of the air? Name two ways to save water. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The change of water into vapour is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
carbon dioxide nitrogen (about 78%) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere condensation e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite rainwater harvesting oxygen the oxygen inside gets used up evaporation 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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