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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 85
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Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. 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? Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
A e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer balanced proteins e.g. rice, potato, wheat carbohydrates e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore scurvy rickets
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 85
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How is salt obtained from sea water? Name a material that is opaque. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is transparent. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
by evaporation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal churning e.g. glass, clean water, air winnowing sedimentation handpicking using a magnet e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 85
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The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Why do fish have gills? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. How does an earthworm move? Name a plant that grows in water. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Which part of a plant makes food?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
ball and socket to lose less water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat to breathe oxygen dissolved in water creepers tap by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla habitat leaves
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 85
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What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m Name one means of transport used in water. 1 m = ______ cm What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular / periodic metre (m) periodic (oscillatory) 1000 e.g. boat, ship 100 directly above the mark (not from the side) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 10 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 85
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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 ______. Why is a shadow always black? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? Is the Moon luminous? Name an object that is translucent. Light travels in a ______ line.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame reflection luminous because no light reaches that area upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead No — it reflects sunlight e.g. butter paper, frosted glass straight
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 85
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Name two insulators. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. What does a switch do?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. plastic, rubber, wood north–south terminals (positive and negative) repel; attract a compass circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt north pole and south pole filament it opens or closes a circuit
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 85
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The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Name two ways to save water. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. What are the three states of water?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
condensation nitrogen (about 78%) rainwater harvesting evaporation atmosphere e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater the oxygen inside gets used up oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour)
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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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