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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 47
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Name two foods rich in proteins. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name an animal that eats only plants. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of iron causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer balanced carbohydrates e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food scurvy iodine solution — blue-black anaemia A rickets
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 47
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Name a material that is transparent. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? How is salt obtained from sea water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is opaque. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. glass, clean water, air sieving soluble by evaporation translucent winnowing churning e.g. wood, cardboard, metal filtration (using a strainer) insoluble
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 47
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Name a plant that grows in water. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Which part of a plant makes food? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name three things all living things do. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla hinge long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat to lose less water habitat leaves rib cage e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete ball and socket creepers
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 47
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What is the SI unit of length? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
metre (m) circular / periodic 10 rectilinear (straight-line) e.g. boat, ship hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular 1000 directly above the mark (not from the side) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape)
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 47
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A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Name two luminous objects. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Is the Moon luminous? When is your shadow the shortest? Name an object that is translucent. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Why is a shadow always black? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
opaque e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame upside down (inverted) No — it reflects sunlight at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. butter paper, frosted glass a source of light, an opaque object and a screen because no light reaches that area reflection luminous
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 47
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Name two conductors. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? What does a switch do? Name two insulators. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. copper, iron, aluminium plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks filament circuit a compass it opens or closes a circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood repel; attract conductors north–south
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 47
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Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? What are the three states of water? The change of water into vapour is called ______. What is the water cycle? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Which gas do plants take in to make food?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
rainwater harvesting nitrogen (about 78%) solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) evaporation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up condensation oxygen carbon dioxide
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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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