CBSE Class 5 Science The Moon Worksheet

I. Fill in the blanks:

1. The big hollows on the moon are called __________________.

2. Earth’s closest neighbour in space is _________________.

3. The moon’s gravity is _________________ of the earth’s gravity.

4. The path followed by planets travelling around the earth is called _________________.

5. _________________ was the first Indian to go into space.

6. The natural satellite of the earth is_________________.

7. _________________ are the objects that cause craters on the moon.

II Name the following:

1. An eclipse of the sun _________________.

2. The place beyond the blanket or atmosphere _________________.

3. The changes in the shape of the moon _________________.

4. The spacecrafts sent to orbit a planet _________________.

5. India launched spacecraft Chandrayan from _________________.

III Write True or False:

1. The first man-made satellite was Aryabhatta _________________

2. The Solar eclipse occurs on full moon day _________________

3. The sun moves around the earth _________________

4. The moon has no light of its own _________________

5. There is no life on the moon _________________

IV Underline the correct answer:

1. Lunar eclipse occurs on a fullmoon / halfmoon day.

2. The first man made satellite was Rohini / Sputnik – 1.

3. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were carried to the moon by Apollor – II/ Chandrayan – 1 spacecraft.

4. There are thousands of craters on the surface of the sun/moon.

5. Due to the absence / presence of air no sound can be heard on the moon.

I. Fill in the blanks :

1. _________________ holds the record of the longest space flight for female space travellers.

2. ________________ is the earth’s only natural satellite.

3. ________________ was the first Indian to go into space.

4. Sometimes two full moons occur in a month. The second full moon is termed as a ________________.

5. The changes in shape of the moon from crescent half moon gibbous moon full moon is known as _______________ phase of the moon.

6. The reverse cycle from Full moon gibbous moon half moon crescent moon New moon is known as _______________ _______________ phase of the moon.

7. India launched spacecraft _______________ on Oct 22, 2008 from Sriharikota.

8. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were carried to the moon by _______________ spacecraft.

9. The moon’s gravity is _______________ of the gravity of the earth.

II. Name the following :

1. The place beyond the blanket of atmosphere ______________________

2. Rising and falling movements of ocean water ______________________

3. The path followed by the planets traveling around the sun ______________________

4. The spacecrafts sent to orbit a planet to collect information and send it back to the earth ______________________ 

5. The changes in the shape of the moon ______________________

6. Two phases on the moon ________________ _________________

7. When the moon is partly hidden by the dark shadow of the earth ______________________ 

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The eclipse of the sun is called ______________ eclipse.

2. __________________ was the first Indian to go into the space.

3. The changes in the shapes of the moon are called ___________ of the moon.

4. The first man made satellite was _____________________.

5. The place beyond the blanket of atmosphere is called ____________________.

6. _____________________ holds the record of the longest space flight for female space traveler.

7. Tides are caused by the __________________ pull of the moon.

8. The __________________ satellites are helpful in giving us the live coverage of events.

9. The big hollows on the surface of the moon are called __________________.

10. The _________________ moves around the earth .

11. _________________ are spacecrafts sent to orbit a planet .

12. Due to the absence of ________________ no sound can be heard on the moon .

II. Name the following

1. Earth’s natural satellite
Ans. ____________________________

2. The first Indian satellite
Ans. ____________________________

3. Rising and falling movements of ocean water.
Ans. ____________________________

4. The eclipse that occurs only on a full moon night.
Ans. ____________________________

5. The first man to step on the moon
Ans. ____________________________

6. The objects that cause craters on the moon
Ans. ____________________________

7. The eclipse that occurs on the New Moon day
Ans. ____________________________

III. WRITE TRUE or FALSE

1. Earth’s closest neighbour in space is the moon. ______________

2. The sun moves round the earth. _____________

3. The earth and the moon are opaque objects. _____________

4. The moon has no light of its own. _______________

5. The distance of the moon from the earth is 383000 km. ________

6. Nearly three fourths of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans. _________

7. The moon’s gravity is one – sixth of the gravity of the earth. ________

I- FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The only natural satellite of the earth ..........................

2. First Indian to go into space ..........................

3. .......................... was the first man to step on the moon.

4. The moons gravity is .......................... of the gravity of the earth.

5. When the moon comes in between the sun and the earth a .......................... takes place.

6. When the earth comes in between the moon and the sun a .......................... takes place.

7. The rhythmic rising and falling movements of the ocean water are known as ..........................

8. Solar eclipse always occurs on the .......................... day.

9. .......................... eclipse always occurs only on a full moon night.

10. .......................... was India's first satellite.

II - EXPAND

1. ISRO

2. NASA

III - NAME THE FOLLOWING

1. Name the first men to step on the moon
a) ..........................
b) ..........................

2. First man-made satellite.
a) ..........................

3. Name two artificial satellites launched by India.
a) ..........................

4. An eclipse of the moon.
a) ..........................

5. An eclipse of the sun.
a) ..........................