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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 69
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of iodine causes ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer rickets e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia an omnivore balanced fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food goitre iodine solution — blue-black TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 69
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Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is opaque. Name a material that is transparent. How is salt obtained from sea water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
soluble churning insoluble e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball handpicking sedimentation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal e.g. glass, clean water, air by evaporation translucent TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 69
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Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Name two non-living things. How does an earthworm move? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Which part of a plant makes food? Name a plant that grows in water. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
creepers long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat e.g. stone, chair by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles tap leaves e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla to lose less water hinge to breathe oxygen dissolved in water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 69
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The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. 1 km = ______ m 1 m = ______ cm What is the SI unit of length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 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. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular e.g. boat, ship 1000 100 metre (m) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) circular / periodic 10 rectilinear (straight-line) directly above the mark (not from the side) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 69
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Name an object that is translucent. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Name two luminous objects. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? When is your shadow the shortest? Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame reflection luminous straight opaque No — a shadow needs light at noon, when the Sun is overhead No — it reflects sunlight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 69
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A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name two conductors. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name two insulators. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. What does a switch do? Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
cell e.g. copper, iron, aluminium plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks conductors circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood repel; attract it opens or closes a circuit north pole and south pole filament TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 69
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Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite evaporation atmosphere carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain condensation oxygen e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting nitrogen (about 78%) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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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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