What does the phrase 'All that glitters is not gold' imply in the context of materials?

Some shiny materials are not metals

Shiny materials are always metals

Why did Ghulan, Sheeta, and Sara choose specific places to hide?

Because they were hard to see through

How can ORS be prepared at home?

Mixing 5 teaspoons of sugar and one teaspoon of salt in 1 litre of water

Mixing 6 teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of salt in 1 litre of water

What are mass and volume properties of?

Anything that occupies space and has mass

NCERT Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 6 – Materials Around Us

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Description: This chapter explains how materials around us differ in appearance, texture, hardness, transparency, solubility, and mass. It also introduces the concept of matter—anything that has mass and occupies space—and the importance of classifying materials based on their properties.

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Chapter Introduction

This chapter explains how materials around us differ in appearance, texture, hardness, transparency, solubility, and mass. It also introduces the concept of matter—anything that has mass and occupies space—and the importance of classifying materials based on their properties.

हिंदी में (Hindi)

यह अध्याय हमारे आसपास की वस्तुओं में रूप, बनावट, कठोरता, पारदर्शिता, घुलनशीलता और भार जैसे गुणों में अंतर को समझाता है। यह "द्रव्य" (matter) की अवधारणा भी प्रस्तुत करता है — अर्थात वह सब कुछ जिसका द्रव्यमान हो और जो स्थान घेरता हो। साथ ही, यह बताता है कि वस्तुओं को उनके गुणों के आधार पर वर्गीकृत करना क्यों आवश्यक है।

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Q1. What are all things made up of?

Q2. What is a substance used to create an object called?

Q3. Where was the earliest pottery found in the Indian subcontinent?

Q4. What technique did the Sindhu-Sarasvatī civilization develop in pottery?

Q5. What is baked clay called?

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Tough Words (Glossary)

Crucible

Meaning: A container used for melting substances at high temperatures

अर्थ: पिघलाने वाला पात्र

"The scientist placed the metal in a crucible."

Thrilled

Meaning: Extremely happy and excited

अर्थ: रोमांचित

"She was thrilled to see her new classroom."

Interacting

Meaning: Communicating or engaging with others

अर्थ: संपर्क करना

"The teacher was interacting with the students."

Attention

Meaning: The act of focusing the mind on something

अर्थ: ध्यान

"The story drew the attention of the class."

Similar

Meaning: Having qualities in common

अर्थ: समान

"These two objects are similar in shape."

Different

Meaning: Not the same

अर्थ: भिन्न

"Iron is different from wood."

Substance

Meaning: A material with a particular kind of matter

अर्थ: पदार्थ

"Water is a transparent substance."

Earliest

Meaning: Happening first or at the beginning

अर्थ: सबसे प्रारंभिक

"The earliest pottery was found in India."

Pottery

Meaning: Objects made of clay that are baked to be hard

अर्थ: मिट्टी के बर्तन

"Pottery is one of the oldest human crafts."

Pigmentation

Meaning: The natural color of materials

अर्थ: रंजकता

"Pigmentation in pottery gave it bright colors."

Decorative

Meaning: Made to look attractive

अर्थ: सजावटी

"The vase had decorative designs."

Geometric

Meaning: Related to shapes like circles, squares, etc.

अर्थ: ज्यामितीय

"The wall was decorated with geometric patterns."

Terracotta

Meaning: Baked clay used for making objects

अर्थ: पकी हुई मिट्टी

"The terracotta figurines are very famous."

Exhibited

Meaning: Displayed publicly

अर्थ: प्रदर्शित

"The painting was exhibited in the museum."

Classification

Meaning: The process of arranging into groups

अर्थ: वर्गीकरण

"The teacher taught classification of animals."

Property

Meaning: A quality or feature of something

अर्थ: गुण

"Hardness is a property of stone."

Texture

Meaning: The feel or surface quality of a material

अर्थ: बनावट

"The cloth has a rough texture."

Lustrous

Meaning: Shiny or glowing

अर्थ: चमकीला

"Gold is a lustrous metal."

Non-lustrous

Meaning: Not shiny

अर्थ: अचमकीला

"Wood is a non-lustrous material."

Polishing

Meaning: Rubbing to make a surface shiny

अर्थ: पॉलिश करना

"The carpenter was polishing the table."

Compressed

Meaning: Pressed into a smaller space

अर्थ: दबाया हुआ

"The sponge can be easily compressed."

Relative

Meaning: Considered in relation to something else

अर्थ: सापेक्ष

"Hardness is a relative property."

Transparent

Meaning: Allowing light to pass through clearly

अर्थ: पारदर्शी

"Glass is a transparent material."

Opaque

Meaning: Not letting light pass through

अर्थ: अपारदर्शी

"Wood is an opaque material."

Translucent

Meaning: Allowing some light but not clear images

अर्थ: अर्धपारदर्शी

"Butter paper is translucent."

Soluble

Meaning: Able to dissolve in water

अर्थ: घुलनशील

"Sugar is soluble in water."

Insoluble

Meaning: Not able to dissolve in water

अर्थ: अघुलनशील

"Sand is insoluble in water."

Dehydration

Meaning: Loss of water from the body

अर्थ: निर्जलीकरण

"ORS helps in dehydration."

Survival

Meaning: The state of continuing to live

अर्थ: जीवित रहना

"Oxygen is essential for survival."

Mass

Meaning: The amount of matter in an object

अर्थ: द्रव्यमान

"This stone has a large mass."

Weight

Meaning: The force of gravity on mass

अर्थ: वजन

"The weight of the box is 10 kg."

Volume

Meaning: The space occupied by an object

अर्थ: आयतन

"The volume of water is 500 mL."

Capacity

Meaning: The maximum amount something can hold

अर्थ: क्षमता

"The bottle has a capacity of 1 L."

Matter

Meaning: Anything that has mass and occupies space

अर्थ: पदार्थ

"Air is also matter."

Abbreviated

Meaning: Shortened form of a word

अर्थ: संक्षिप्त रूप

"Kilogram is abbreviated as kg."

Quantity

Meaning: The amount of something

अर्थ: मात्रा

"The quantity of milk is 2 litres."

Observe

Meaning: To watch carefully

अर्थ: अवलोकन करना

"Students observe the experiment."

Identify

Meaning: To recognize something

अर्थ: पहचानना

"She could identify the minerals."

Record

Meaning: To write down or note information

अर्थ: लिखना

"We record the data in the notebook."

Predict

Meaning: To say what will happen in future

अर्थ: पूर्वानुमान करना

"The scientist predicted the result."

Explore

Meaning: To investigate or study

अर्थ: अन्वेषण करना

"We explore new materials."

Curiosity

Meaning: Strong desire to know or learn

अर्थ: जिज्ञासा

"Curiosity leads to discovery."

Classify

Meaning: To arrange into categories

अर्थ: वर्गीकृत करना

"We classify objects by their shape."

Existed

Meaning: To have been present in the past

अर्थ: विद्यमान

"Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago."

Sieve

Meaning: To separate using a mesh

अर्थ: चलनी से छानना

"The flour was sieved before use."

Kneaded

Meaning: Worked into dough by pressing

अर्थ: गूंथना

"The clay was kneaded before shaping."

Baked

Meaning: Cooked by dry heat in oven

अर्थ: बेक किया हुआ

"The bread was baked fresh."

Storage

Meaning: Keeping things for future use

अर्थ: भंडारण

"We need storage jars for grains."

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NCERT Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 6 – Materials Around Us

Chapter Introduction

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Important Points

Practice MCQ Questions (55 questions)

Q1. What are all things made up of?

Q2. What is a substance used to create an object called?

Q3. Where was the earliest pottery found in the Indian subcontinent?

Q4. What technique did the Sindhu-Sarasvatī civilization develop in pottery?

Q5. What is baked clay called?

Q6. What is the process of arranging objects into groups called?

Q7. What determines which material should be used to make an object?

Q8. What materials were suggested for making a tumbler?

Q9. What property do materials with shiny surfaces have?

Q10. What kind of materials are usually metals?

Q11. What happens to some metals when exposed to air and moisture?

Q12. What is the property of being easily scratched or compressed called?

Q13. Which of the following is an example of a non-lustrous material?

Q14. What do lustrous materials typically have?

Q15. What did the students use to compare the hardness of materials?

Q16. What are materials that are difficult to compress or scratch called?

Q17. What kind of objects can be grouped by their colour?

Q18. Which material is an example of something hard to compress?

Q19. What kind of appearance does freshly cut wood have?

Q20. Which of the following is a property used to classify materials?

Q21. What do you call the method of arranging objects into groups?

Q22. What is an example of a material that loses its lustre over time?

Q23. What was observed in Activity 6.4 about the balls?

Q24. What can you conclude about an object made of metal?

Q25. What does the phrase 'All that glitters is not gold' imply in the context of materials?

Q26. What are materials through which things can be seen clearly called?

Q27. Which of the following is an example of a transparent material?

Q28. Why did Ghulan, Sheeta, and Sara choose specific places to hide?

Q29. Can Sheeta’s brother see her through a closed wooden window?

Q30. What are materials called through which you cannot see at all?

Q31. What are materials called through which objects can be seen but not clearly?

Q32. Which of the following is an example of a translucent material?

Q33. What happens when you mix sugar or salt in water?

Q34. What does it mean when a material dissolves in water?

Q35. What are materials that do not mix with water called?

Q36. Which gas dissolves in water and is important for aquatic life?

Q37. What is ORS used for?

Q38. How can ORS be prepared at home?

Q39. What property determines if an object is heavier or lighter?

Q40. Which material has more mass: sand, water, or pebbles?

Q41. What does the space occupied by water represent?

Q42. What do the different levels of water in the tumblers indicate?

Q43. What does the volume of water in a bottle represent?

Q44. What is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI)?

Q45. What is the correct way to write 7 kilograms?

Q46. What is the relationship between cubic metres and litres?

Q47. What are mass and volume properties of?

Q48. What is matter?

Q49. What unit is used to measure the volume of water in a bottle?

Q50. How should the abbreviation for millilitre be written?

Q51. What is the purpose of classifying materials?

Q52. Which material allows light to pass clearly?

Q53. What happens when sugar is mixed in water?

Q54. What is the SI unit of volume?

Q55. How does Ayurveda classify matter?