Gravity and weight worksheets for Grade 6 Science give students a clear progression from identifying gravity as a force to distinguishing mass from weight and calculating how gravitational force affects an object's weight. The practice moves from foundational vocabulary and everyday examples into increasingly applied reasoning and numerical problem-solving.

Build the concepts step by step

Students begin by exploring what gravity is, how gravitational attraction pulls objects toward one another, and why objects fall toward Earth. They work with key ideas including gravity, force, mass, attraction, and Earth through scenario-based questions, vocabulary matching, complete-the-statement practice, and short written explanations.

The resource then develops the important distinction between mass and weight. Students sort descriptions, compare the two concepts, examine common misconceptions, and reason about how the same object can have the same mass but different weights in different gravitational environments.

Apply the weight formula

As the practice becomes more advanced, students use weight = mass × gravitational field strength to solve calculations using values provided in the questions. They complete guided formula practice, work with calculation tables, compare an object's weight on Earth, the Moon, and another gravitational environment, and explain what changes and what stays the same when gravity changes.

What students work through

• Multiple-choice questions based on gravity and everyday situations
• Vocabulary matching and fill-in-the-blank statements
• Mass-versus-weight sorting and comparison activities
• Scenario-based scientific reasoning
• Weight calculations using given masses and gravitational field strengths
• Comparison tables and multi-step problems
• Misconception checks and short constructed responses
• A cumulative gravity and weight review

Useful for science practice and review

Use these physical science worksheets during a forces and motion unit, for guided practice, independent work, homework, review before an assessment, or additional support with the difference between mass and weight. The progression helps teachers introduce gravity first, then build toward gravitational force calculations rather than asking students to solve advanced problems before the underlying concepts are secure.

The included answer key makes it easier to check responses involving vocabulary, scientific explanations, comparisons, and calculations. Because the tasks combine conceptual questions with procedural practice, this Grade 6 gravity resource gives students repeated opportunities to explain why gravity affects weight as well as calculate weight when the necessary values are provided.