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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 41
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Lack of vitamin D causes ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iodine causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
rickets fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia proteins scurvy balanced e.g. rice, potato, wheat an omnivore goitre
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 41
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Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that is transparent. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
soluble e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball handpicking e.g. glass, clean water, air sieving sedimentation by evaporation using a magnet winnowing filtration (using a strainer)
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 41
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Name two non-living things. Why do fish have gills? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Which part of a plant makes food? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Name a plant that grows in water. 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. Name three things all living things do.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. stone, chair to breathe oxygen dissolved in water hinge leaves habitat e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla to lose less water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat tap e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 41
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What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the SI unit of length? 1 km = ______ m 1 m = ______ cm How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular / periodic a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) periodic (oscillatory) rectilinear (straight-line) directly above the mark (not from the side) metre (m) 1000 100 10 e.g. boat, ship
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 41
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Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Light travels in a ______ line. When is your shadow the shortest? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Why is a shadow always black? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — a shadow needs light a source of light, an opaque object and a screen straight at noon, when the Sun is overhead upside down (inverted) because no light reaches that area luminous opaque reflection No — it reflects sunlight
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 41
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Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Name two conductors. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Name two insulators. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? What does a switch do? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
a compass plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks e.g. copper, iron, aluminium repel; attract cell terminals (positive and negative) e.g. plastic, rubber, wood magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt it opens or closes a circuit north–south
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 41
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What are the three states of water? Which gas do plants take in to make food? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water into vapour is called ______. What is the water cycle? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) carbon dioxide condensation e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite oxygen atmosphere nitrogen (about 78%) evaporation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain 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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