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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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Answer the questions.

  1. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  2. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
  3. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  4. Lack of iron causes ______.
  5. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  6. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
  7. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.
  8. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  9. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  10. Lack of iodine causes ______.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

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

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name two non-living things.
  2. Why do fish have gills?
  3. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
  4. Which part of a plant makes food?
  5. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  6. Name a plant that grows in water.
  7. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  8. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
  9. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
  10. Name three things all living things do.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

  1. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
  2. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  3. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  4. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  5. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  6. What is the SI unit of length?
  7. 1 km = ______ m
  8. 1 m = ______ cm
  9. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  10. Name one means of transport used in water.

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

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

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?
  2. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
  3. Name two conductors.
  4. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  5. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  6. The two ends of a cell are called ______.
  7. Name two insulators.
  8. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  9. What does a switch do?
  10. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 41
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Answer the questions.

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

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