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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 36
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Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Lack of iodine causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in proteins. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
rickets proteins goitre e.g. rice, potato, wheat carbohydrates e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia scurvy e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer iodine solution — blue-black
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 36
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. How is salt obtained from sea water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that is opaque. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving by evaporation translucent using a magnet e.g. wood, cardboard, metal soluble insoluble sedimentation e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball winnowing
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 36
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Name three things all living things do. How does an earthworm move? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Which part of a plant makes food? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name two non-living things.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles hinge habitat leaves tap long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers rib cage e.g. stone, chair
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 36
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The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 1 m = ______ cm 1 km = ______ m What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 100 1000 directly above the mark (not from the side) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular metre (m) periodic (oscillatory) 10
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 36
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What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Why is a shadow always black? Name two luminous objects. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. When is your shadow the shortest? Light travels in a ______ line. Name an object that is translucent.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
upside down (inverted) luminous No — a shadow needs light because no light reaches that area e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame opaque reflection at noon, when the Sun is overhead straight e.g. butter paper, frosted glass
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 36
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Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The two ends of a cell are called ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? A complete path for electric current is called a ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Name two insulators. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt terminals (positive and negative) a compass circuit north–south conductors north pole and south pole plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks e.g. plastic, rubber, wood cell
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 36
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Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What is the water cycle? Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
carbon dioxide e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite nitrogen (about 78%) oxygen the oxygen inside gets used up atmosphere the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation rainwater harvesting
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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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