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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 67
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A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of iodine causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
balanced proteins an omnivore e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer goitre A rickets scurvy e.g. rice, potato, wheat fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 67
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Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that is transparent. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is opaque. Name a material that floats on water. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method separates iron pins from sand? How is salt obtained from sea water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
winnowing e.g. glass, clean water, air sedimentation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball insoluble filtration (using a strainer) churning using a magnet by evaporation
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 67
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Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Name three things all living things do. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? How does an earthworm move? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Why do fish have gills?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
tap e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete to lose less water habitat hinge e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles rib cage to breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 67
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Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? 1 km = ______ m Name one means of transport used in water. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular metre (m) 1000 e.g. boat, ship directly above the mark (not from the side) rectilinear (straight-line) circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) 100
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 67
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Light travels in a ______ line. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. What three things are needed to make a shadow? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Is the Moon luminous? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name two luminous objects. Name an object that is translucent. When is your shadow the shortest? Can we see a shadow in a dark room?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
straight opaque a source of light, an opaque object and a screen reflection No — it reflects sunlight upside down (inverted) e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame e.g. butter paper, frosted glass at noon, when the Sun is overhead No — a shadow needs light
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 67
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Which device uses a magnet to find directions? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Name two conductors. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. What does a switch do?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
a compass cell terminals (positive and negative) e.g. copper, iron, aluminium circuit north–south conductors repel; attract north pole and south pole it opens or closes a circuit
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 67
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The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. What is the water cycle? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
evaporation nitrogen (about 78%) oxygen e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain condensation e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) 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).
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