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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 60
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Lack of iodine causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Lack of iron causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
goitre A rickets e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) carbohydrates anaemia e.g. rice, potato, wheat balanced fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food proteins
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 60
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Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is transparent. Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates iron pins from sand? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is opaque. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
insoluble e.g. glass, clean water, air e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball using a magnet sedimentation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal soluble handpicking churning sieving
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 60
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The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Which part of a plant makes food? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name a plant that grows in water. Name three things all living things do. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. How does an earthworm move?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
ball and socket leaves rib cage e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete to lose less water tap long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat habitat by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 60
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The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the SI unit of length? 1 km = ______ m The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 1 m = ______ cm Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
periodic (oscillatory) directly above the mark (not from the side) circular / periodic metre (m) 1000 circular rectilinear (straight-line) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 100 e.g. boat, ship
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 60
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A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Is the Moon luminous? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? Light travels in a ______ line. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Name two luminous objects. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
opaque No — it reflects sunlight upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead straight No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame luminous a source of light, an opaque object and a screen
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 60
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What does a switch do? Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Name two insulators. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
it opens or closes a circuit a compass filament terminals (positive and negative) cell circuit north pole and south pole e.g. plastic, rubber, wood conductors north–south
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 60
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Which gas makes up most of the air? What is the water cycle? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Name two ways to save 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 change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
nitrogen (about 78%) the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain rainwater harvesting e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater carbon dioxide condensation e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite oxygen evaporation atmosphere
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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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