How would you obtain clear water from a | Class 6 Science Chapter Separation of Substances, Separation of Substances NCERT Solutions

Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.

You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?

Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein

A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?

Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( )

List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.

Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.

Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables

Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.

Fill in the blanks in the following
(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as __________, __________ and ____________.
(ii) The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called________.
(iii) Paper is not a ______ material.
(iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of ___________.
(v) A magnet always has __________ poles.

You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?

Explain, why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint: There are few trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitats.)

A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?

A magnet was brought from different directions towards a toy boat that has been floating in water in a tub. Affect observed in each case is stated in Column I. Possible reasons for the observed affects are mentioned in Column II. Match the statements given in Column I with those in Column II.

Column I                                                                        Column II

Boat gets attracted towards the magnet                          Boat is fitted with a magnet with north pole towards its head

Boat is not affected by the magnet                                   Boat is fitted with a magnet with south pole towards its head

Boat moves towards the magnet if north                          Boat has a small magnet fixed along its length
pole of the magnet is brought near its
head

Boat moves away from the magnet                                  Boat is made of magnetic material                                                                                                             when north pole is brought near its head 

Boat floats without changing its direction                         Boat is made up non-magnetic material

A bar magnet has no markings to indicate its poles. How would you find out near which end is its north pole located?

List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.

Name five plants and their parts that we eat.

State for each of the following whether it is due to evaporation or condensation:
(a) Water drops appear on the outer surface of a glass containing cold water.
(b) Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed.
(c) Fog appearing on a cold winter morning.
(d) Blackboard dries up after wiping it.
(e) Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it.

(a) What do you do with the left over food at home?
(b) If you and your friends are given the choice of eating in a plastic plate or a banana leaf platter at a party, which one would you prefer and why?