CBSE Worksheet-20

Class VI Science (Changes Around us)

1. The product formed by dissolving a substance into another is called

a. Compound
b. Solution
c. Solvent
d. Solute
2. Electric wires or telephone wire became tight during winter and sag a little during
summers because metal
a. Expand on heating
b. Remain same on heating
c. Contract on heating
d. Change in shape on heating.
3. The process of converting gas into liquid is called
a. Freezing
b. Cooling
c. Condensation
d. Evaporation
4. By weight, the water forms about -------- % of body parts.
a. 40 to 45
b. 50 to 55
c. 60 to 65
d. 70 to 75.
5. Match the following:
Column A

Column B

a. Evaporation

i. water to ice

b. Sublimation

ii. disappearance of a substance in liquid

c. Condensation

iii. glucose to alcohol

d. Fermentation

iv. burning of camphor

e. Dissolution

v. water to water vapour

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6. Fill in the blanks.

a. The solubility of a solvent -------------- on heating.
b. Metals ----------------- on heating.
c. No change in composition of the substances takes place in ------------ change.
d. Germination of seed is ----------- change.
e. Changing of milk into curd is a -------------- change.
7. Give two example of changes in which energy is given out?
8. Classify the following changes in at least two ways.
a. Growth of baby
b. Formation of curd
9. What are undesirable changes? Give two example of it.
10. Classify the following as physical and chemical changes.
Melting of glass

Burning of incense stick

Formation of seed from flower Cooking of food

Tearing of cloth
Formation of cloud

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Answer key
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. (a) (v), (b) (iv), (c) (i), (d) (iii), (e) (ii).
6. (a) increases (b) expand (c) physical (d) slow (e) chemical
7. Energy is given out in
a. Quicklime is dissolve in water
b. Burning of coal.
8. Two different changes are
a. Growth of baby- slow change and irreversible change.
b. Formation of curd chemical change, desirable change.
9. Those changes which are not useful to us and may cause harm are called desirable
changes. Eruption of volcano and rusting of iron are example of undesirable
changes. These changes are useless as well as harmful to us.
10.
Physical change

Chemical change

Melting of glass

Burning of incense stick

Tearing of cloth

Cooking of food

Formation of cloud

Formation of seed from flower

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