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 CONTENTS
Physics
1. Motion & Measurement of Distances........ 9 - 12

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3. Electricity & Circuits .................................. 20 - 24
4. Fun with Magnets ..................................... 25 - 31
Model Test Paper .................................... 32 - 34

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3. Fibre to Fabric .......................................... 80 - 83

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5. Body Movements ...................................... 90 - 93

6. Living Organisms and their surroundings ... 94 - 98
7. Garbage and their Disposal...................... 99 - 103
Model Test Paper .................................... 104 - 105
Questions@stimulating-minds................... 106 - 106
Explanatory Answers .............................. 107 - 131
Crossword Solutions .................................. 132 - 136
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CHAPTER Class VI - Physics

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Substances that can attract iron are called magnets.

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Substances can be divided into magnetic and non–magnetic substances.
Substances that are attracted by a magnet are called magnetic substances. Usually things
made up of iron, nickel or cobalt are magnetic.

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Magnets are divided into two groups - natural and artificial magnets. Magnetite (lodestone)
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a magnet. These ends are called poles. They are called the north pole and the south pole.
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(i) There are always two poles in a magnet placed at opposite ends. This holds true even if
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(ii) When two different magnets are brought closer, like poles repel and unlike poles attract
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The bar AB (of iron or steel) to be magnetized is stroked with a bar magnet from one end to
the other using the same pole as shown in the figure. This process is repeated for about 50
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Bar to be magnetised
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The end A from where the process starts develops the same polarity as the pole of the
magnet stroking and the other end develops the opposite polarity.
Magnets lose their properties when they are heated, hammered or dropped and if they are
not stored properly.
Magnetism is widely used to make articles like cassettes, computers, T.V., ATM cards, etc.

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questions from 1 to 6. copper belong?
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(A) Toroid
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fails to get magnetised. To which group the north pole of another magnet.
does it belong ?
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(A) P and Q (B) Q and R

non-magnetic materials also.
(C) Q (D) R
4 Articles from which of these group(s) can (C) Lodestone is an artificial magnet.
be attracted by a magnet? (D) Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.
(A) Only P and Q (B) Only Q and R 10 Where is the force of attraction of a
(C) Only Q (D) R magnet the maximum?
5 An object is repelled by a magnet. To
(A) At all sides
which group does it belong ?
(B) All over the magnet
(A) P (B) Q (C) At its poles
(C) R (D) Q and R (D) At its centre

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11 In which direction does a magnet always 16 Which of the following will NOT be
point when suspended freely? attracted by a magnet?
(A) South-West (B) North-South (A) Iron (B) Nickel
(C) East-West (D) West-South (C) Gold (D) Cobalt
12 Where does a compass work? 17 How is a compass useful to us?
(A) Only in oceans or seas (A) In finding the altitude of a place

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(B) Only on land, where the earth’s (B) In finding only the north of a place
magnetic field is strong (C) In finding all the directions of a place
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(D) At all the places within the earth’s 18 Soft iron pieces are placed across the
magnetic field ends of bar magnets when stored. What
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(A) They are repelled by magnets.
(B) They are attracted by magnets.
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(C) They are both attracted and repelled a thread. He wants to find whether the
by magnets. metal is a magnet or not. Which of these
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iron put in a basket of 10 magnets of the
(iii) The needle of a compass always
same shape and size. Which is the easiest
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(A) Only (i) and (ii) (B) Only (ii) and (iii) time
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(C) Only (i) and (iii) (D) All the three (B) By conducting repulsion test using
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and all of them are of the same size and (C) By bringing another strong magnet
shape. Which of the following can be used near the basket
for identifying them?
(D) By dropping all magnets into the
(i) Another magnet water
(ii) A compass 21 Which of the following ways will NOT
(iii) A piece of thread cause a magnet to lose its magnetism?
(A) Only (i) and (ii) (A) Heating it strongly over a flame
(B) Dropping it on the floor repeatedly
(B) Only (ii) and (iii)
(C) Coating it with a layer of oil
(C) Only (i) and (iii) (D) Hitting it with a hammer repeatedly
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22 Bhavya placed a magnet near a metal ball 26 Why does a compass always point to the
and observed that the ball moved away. north direction ?
What does she conclude about the metal (A) The compass is made up of a
ball? magnetic material.
(A) It is a magnet.
(B) It is made up of aluminium. (B) The compass is a magnet with the pointer
(C) It is made up of copper. seeking the south pole of the earth.

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(D) It is not a magnet. (C) The compass is a magnet with the pointer
23 Two magnets are placed close to each seeking the north pole of the earth.
other as shown below. Which set will (D) The compass is an electromagnet that is

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attract each other? charged by rubbing.
N S 27 Which of the following diagrams shows
(A) magnetic repulsion?

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24 For which of the following purposes is a (C) Car bumper (D) Glass tumbler
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a magnet in it?
(i) For alignment along N - S direction
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(iii) To identify magnetic materials (C) A fan (D) Both (B) and (C)
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used in such instances?
(C) Only (i) and (iii)
(A) To facilitate their frequent usage
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(B) To ensure safety of the contents
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(C) To make the articles airtight
on a sharp pin?
(D) To make the articles look beautiful
(A) To minimise the magnetic effect on
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(B) To maximise the magnetic effect on
the pin
(C) To minimise the friction between the 1 Which of the following objects is/are
pin and the compass needle magnetic?
(D) To ensure that the compass needle (A) A nickel coin (B) A brass screw
will not drop from the pivoted point (C) An iron nail (D) Both (A) and (C)

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2 Which of the following objects do NOT 5 Which of the following figures does NOT
make use of a magnet? show the poles correctly?
Poles
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6 Satish magnetised a piece of iron marked
W, X, Y and Z using the stroking method
3 A magnet in the form of a cube is placed as shown in the figure.

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Which of the following denotes the two bar magnets one of which is marked
N – pole and S – pole of the magnet?
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Magnet X N S
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How will the magnets move? magnet.
(A) Y will move away. (A) X is the north pole, Y is the south pole.
(B) X will turn in clockwise direction. (B) X is the south pole, Y is the north pole.
(C) Y will turn in anti-clockwise direction. (C) Both X and Y are north poles.
(D) Both X and Y will turn clockwise. (D) Both X and Y are south poles.

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8 Vishnu brings a magnet near 3 pins 9 Which of the following is the correct
made up of different materials. Pins Y and method to prevent magnets from losing
Z get attracted whereas pin X remains in
its places as shown below. their magnetism?

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