Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 6 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Science

Water vapour condenses to form tiny droplets of water in the upper layers of air where it is cooler.

Suppose you want to dry your school uniform quickly. Would spreading it near an anghiti or heater help? If yes, how?

Take out a cooled bottle of water from refrigerator and keep it on a table. After some time you notice a droplets of water around it. Why?

To clean their spectacles, people often breathe out on glasses to make them wet. Explain why the glasses become wet.

Which of the following can never form a circular shadow?

Three torches A, B and C shown in the following figure are switched on one by one. The light from which of the torches will not form a shadow of the ball on the screen.

Correct the following statements.

1. The colour of the shadow of an object depends on its colour of the object.
2. Transparent objects allow light to pass through them partially.

On a sunny day, does a bird or an aeroplane flying high in the sky cast its shadow on the ground? Under what circumstances can we see their shadow on the ground?

A torch is placed at two different positions A and B, one by one, as shown in the following figure.

The shape of the shadow obtained in two positions is shown in the following figure.

Match the position of the torch and shape of the shadow of the ball.

Three identical towels of red, blue and green colour are hanging on a clothes line in the sun. What would be the colour of shadows of these towels?

A football match is being played at night in a stadium with flood lights ON. You can see the shadow of a football kept at the ground but cannot see its shadow when it is kicked high in the air. Explain.

A student had a ball, a screen and a torch in working condition. He tried to form a shadow of the ball on the screen by placing them at different positions. Sometimes the shadow was not obtained. Explain.

In the circuit shown in the following figure, when the switch is moved to ‘ON’ position,

You are provided with a bulb, a cell, a switch and some connecting wires. Draw a diagram to show the connections between them to make the bulb glow.

Below are names of some animals:

1. Cow
2. Sheep
3. Horse
4. Ox

Which of the above are sources of milk for human beings?

Read each set of terms and identify the odd set.

A toy car has a bar magnet laid hidden inside its body along its length. Using another magnet how will you find out which pole of the magnet is facing the front of the car?

Connect the animal with the food it eats by an arrow using different colours in the following figure. One is done for you.

Suggest an activity to prepare a magnetic compass by using an iron needle and a bar magnet.

Unscramble the following word related to component of food and write it in the space provided.

tfa - ______