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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 72
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An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Name an animal that eats only plants. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Lack of iron causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
an omnivore e.g. rice, potato, wheat rickets balanced e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer proteins anaemia scurvy A
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 72
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Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that is opaque. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. How is salt obtained from sea water? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
filtration (using a strainer) using a magnet winnowing e.g. wood, cardboard, metal sedimentation handpicking churning sieving by evaporation insoluble
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 72
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How does an earthworm move? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name a plant that grows in water. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Name three things all living things do. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Name two non-living things. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why do fish have gills?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles creepers e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla habitat e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat e.g. stone, chair rib cage tap to breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 72
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1 m = ______ cm Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? 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 swing is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
100 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 10 circular / periodic 1000 e.g. boat, ship directly above the mark (not from the side) periodic (oscillatory) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) circular
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 72
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Name an object that is translucent. Why is a shadow always black? Light travels in a ______ line. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Is the Moon luminous? Name two luminous objects. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass because no light reaches that area straight luminous opaque No — it reflects sunlight e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame reflection upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 72
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A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. What does a switch do? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The two ends of a cell are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
circuit conductors cell repel; attract north pole and south pole it opens or closes a circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt north–south a compass terminals (positive and negative)
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 72
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Name two ways to save water. 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 ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. What are the three states of water? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle? Name something that shows air is present around us.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up condensation rainwater harvesting solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) oxygen carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite
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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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