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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 80
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An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
an omnivore fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food rickets anaemia carbohydrates iodine solution — blue-black proteins A e.g. rice, potato, wheat balanced
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 80
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Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that is opaque.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
filtration (using a strainer) by evaporation handpicking e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent soluble insoluble using a magnet sieving e.g. wood, cardboard, metal
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 80
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How does an earthworm move? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name two non-living things. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Which part of a plant makes food? Why do fish have gills? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles habitat to lose less water e.g. stone, chair ball and socket rib cage leaves to breathe oxygen dissolved in water hinge tap
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 80
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What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? 1 km = ______ m What is the SI unit of length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
directly above the mark (not from the side) e.g. boat, ship rectilinear (straight-line) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) periodic (oscillatory) 10 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular / periodic 1000 metre (m)
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 80
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Is the Moon luminous? Light travels in a ______ line. Why is a shadow always black? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Name an object that is translucent. Name two luminous objects.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — it reflects sunlight straight because no light reaches that area luminous upside down (inverted) reflection No — a shadow needs light opaque e.g. butter paper, frosted glass e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 80
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The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Name two insulators. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name two conductors. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
terminals (positive and negative) north–south filament repel; attract north pole and south pole e.g. plastic, rubber, wood a compass conductors e.g. copper, iron, aluminium circuit
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 80
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Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What are the three states of water? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite evaporation oxygen the oxygen inside gets used up solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) condensation atmosphere rainwater harvesting carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain
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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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