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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 37
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name an animal that eats only plants. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates balanced an omnivore rickets A fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) scurvy iodine solution — blue-black proteins TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 37
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that floats on water. Name a material that is transparent. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving filtration (using a strainer) soluble handpicking insoluble using a magnet churning e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball e.g. glass, clean water, air winnowing TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 37
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Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Why do fish have gills? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name three things all living things do.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
to lose less water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat tap rib cage to breathe oxygen dissolved in water creepers hinge e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla ball and socket e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 37
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What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 m = ______ cm The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
directly above the mark (not from the side) 10 100 rectilinear (straight-line) circular / periodic a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) circular periodic (oscillatory) metre (m) e.g. boat, ship TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 37
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Why is a shadow always black? Is the Moon luminous? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. When is your shadow the shortest? Light travels in a ______ line. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name an object that is translucent. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Name two luminous objects. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
because no light reaches that area No — it reflects sunlight opaque at noon, when the Sun is overhead straight upside down (inverted) e.g. butter paper, frosted glass reflection e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame a source of light, an opaque object and a screen TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 37
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Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Name two conductors. Name the two poles of a magnet. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
repel; attract north–south terminals (positive and negative) e.g. copper, iron, aluminium north pole and south pole cell circuit filament a compass conductors TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 37
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Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. What are the three states of water? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What is the water cycle? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name something that shows air is present around us. Name two ways to save water. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
rainwater harvesting evaporation solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) oxygen the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain carbon dioxide e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up 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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