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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 55
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name two foods rich in proteins.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates A balanced scurvy e.g. rice, potato, wheat goitre e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) iodine solution — blue-black fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 55
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Name a material that floats on water. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? How is salt obtained from sea water? Name a material that is opaque. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball churning soluble by evaporation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal filtration (using a strainer) winnowing insoluble handpicking translucent
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 55
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How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Which part of a plant makes food? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name two non-living things. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Name a plant that grows in water. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat leaves to lose less water ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water hinge e.g. stone, chair tap e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla creepers
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 55
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The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? 1 m = ______ cm What is the SI unit of length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) circular 1000 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 100 metre (m) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) periodic (oscillatory) directly above the mark (not from the side) 10
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 55
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Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? Why is a shadow always black? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Name two luminous objects. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. 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 upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead because no light reaches that area opaque e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame luminous straight reflection No — it reflects sunlight
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 55
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Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Name two insulators. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
a compass plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks e.g. plastic, rubber, wood north–south conductors terminals (positive and negative) repel; attract filament circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 55
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What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle? Which gas makes up most of the air? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain nitrogen (about 78%) rainwater harvesting evaporation
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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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