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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 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
  2. Lack of iodine causes ______.
  3. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  4. Name two foods rich in proteins.
  5. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  6. Lack of iron causes ______.
  7. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  8. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
  9. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.
  10. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
  2. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid?
  3. Name a material that floats on water.
  4. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
  5. Name a material that is transparent.
  6. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  7. Butter is separated from curd by ______.
  8. Which method separates iron pins from sand?
  9. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
  10. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  2. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  3. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
  4. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
  5. Which part of a plant makes food?
  6. Why do fish have gills?
  7. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
  8. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  9. Name two non-living things.
  10. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name one means of transport used in water.
  2. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  3. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
  4. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  5. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
  6. What is the SI unit of length?
  7. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  8. 1 km = ______ m
  9. 1 m = ______ cm
  10. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
  2. Is the Moon luminous?
  3. Light travels in a ______ line.
  4. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
  5. Name two luminous objects.
  6. Can we see a shadow in a dark room?
  7. Why is a shadow always black?
  8. Name an object that is translucent.
  9. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______.
  10. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. What does a switch do?
  2. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  3. Name two insulators.
  4. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  5. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
  6. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
  7. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
  8. Name two conductors.
  9. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  10. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 9
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Answer the questions.

  1. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
  2. Name something that shows air is present around us.
  3. What are the three states of water?
  4. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
  5. Name two ways to save water.
  6. What is the water cycle?
  7. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
  8. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
  9. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
  10. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?

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