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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 24
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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. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  5. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  6. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  7. Name two foods rich in proteins.
  8. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
  9. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  10. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name a material that is transparent.
  2. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
  3. Name a material that floats on water.
  4. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
  5. Which method separates iron pins from sand?
  6. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
  7. Name a material that is opaque.
  8. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
  9. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  10. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name a plant that grows in water.
  2. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
  3. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  4. Which part of a plant makes food?
  5. Name three things all living things do.
  6. Why do fish have gills?
  7. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
  8. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  9. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  10. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

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

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

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

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

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

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 24
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Answer the questions.

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

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