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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 78
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Lack of iron causes ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
anaemia rickets proteins e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore scurvy A carbohydrates 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 78
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Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that is opaque. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
filtration (using a strainer) sedimentation handpicking sieving e.g. wood, cardboard, metal using a magnet translucent insoluble winnowing soluble
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 78
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Why do fish have gills? Which part of a plant makes food? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name two non-living things. How does an earthworm move? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name three things all living things do. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name a plant that grows in water.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
to breathe oxygen dissolved in water leaves hinge e.g. stone, chair by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles to lose less water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete ball and socket rib cage e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 78
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1 m = ______ cm The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the SI unit of length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
100 periodic (oscillatory) 1000 circular directly above the mark (not from the side) metre (m) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) e.g. boat, ship rectilinear (straight-line) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 78
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The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Why is a shadow always black? Is the Moon luminous? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. When is your shadow the shortest? Name two luminous objects. Name an object that is translucent. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Light travels in a ______ line.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
reflection No — a shadow needs light because no light reaches that area No — it reflects sunlight opaque at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame e.g. butter paper, frosted glass upside down (inverted) straight
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 78
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A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name the two poles of a magnet. Name two insulators. What does a switch do? A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Name two conductors. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
cell plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks a compass north pole and south pole e.g. plastic, rubber, wood it opens or closes a circuit circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt e.g. copper, iron, aluminium conductors
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 78
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What is the water cycle? What are the three states of water? Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) nitrogen (about 78%) condensation evaporation the oxygen inside gets used up carbon dioxide oxygen atmosphere rainwater harvesting
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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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