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) ..........................

I. Fill in the blanks

Question 1. The surface of the moon is ___________ and ___________ .
Answer: uneven (or rough), barren (or rocky)
In simple words: The moon's ground is rocky and has no plants or water.

Exam Tip: Remember that the moon has highlands (mountains) and lowlands (craters and plains).

Question 2. The moon's gravity is ___________ of the gravity of the earth.
Answer: one-sixth (\(\frac{1}{6}\))
In simple words: Gravity on the moon is much weaker than on Earth.

Exam Tip: This means objects weigh six times less on the moon compared to Earth.

Question 3. ___________ was the first Indian to go into space.
Answer: Rakesh Sharma
In simple words: Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma traveled to space in 1984.

Question 4. When two moons occur in a month, the second moon is called ___________ .
Answer: Blue Moon
In simple words: A second full moon in a single calendar month is known as a Blue Moon.

Exam Tip: Blue Moons are rare, leading to the phrase "once in a blue moon."

Question 5. The ___________ tides occur at the time of the New moon and the full moon.
Answer: spring
In simple words: High tides are extra strong when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align.

Exam Tip: Spring tides happen twice a month during new moon and full moon phases.

Question 6. The full form of ISRO is ___________ .
Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation
In simple words: ISRO is India's national space agency.

Exam Tip: Memorize the exact spelling of Organisation with an 's' as used officially by ISRO.

Question 7. ___________ satellites are used to give us 'live' coverage of the events happening in the world.
Answer: Communication
In simple words: Communication satellites beam TV and internet signals across the globe.

Exam Tip: Do not confuse with weather or navigational satellites.

Question 8. The earth completes its revolution around the sun in ___________ days.
Answer: 365 \(\frac{1}{4}\) (or 365.25)\
In simple words: It takes one full year for Earth to go around the Sun.

Exam Tip: The extra quarter day adds up to make a leap year every four years.

II. Answer the following in one word.

Question 1. When we cannot see the moon at all it is called?
Answer: New Moon (or Amavasya)
In simple words: The moon is between the Earth and Sun, making the lit side face away from us.

Exam Tip: New moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle.

Question 2. The rhythmic rising and falling movement of the ocean water is known as?
Answer: Tides
In simple words: Ocean water rises and falls because of the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.

Exam Tip: High tides and low tides are the two main types of tides.

Question 3. Who were the first men to step on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
In simple words: They landed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

Exam Tip: Neil Armstrong was the very first person to step onto the lunar surface.

Question 4. Which Indian spacecraft was launched on October 22 2008?
Answer: Chandrayaan-1
In simple words: India's first lunar probe was sent to orbit the moon.

Exam Tip: Chandrayaan-1 played a key role in discovering water molecules on the moon.

Question 5. Who said these words "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
In simple words: He spoke these famous words as he stepped onto the moon.

Exam Tip: Associate this historic quote directly with astronaut Neil Armstrong.

III. Name the following.

Question 1. India's first satellite.
Answer: Aryabhata
In simple words: Named after the famous ancient Indian astronomer, it was launched in 1975.

Exam Tip: Remember Aryabhata was built by ISRO and launched by the Soviet Union.

Question 2. Eclipse of the moon.
Answer: Lunar eclipse
In simple words: It happens when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.

Question 3. First Man-made satellite.
Answer: Sputnik 1
In simple words: Launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, it started the space age.

Exam Tip: Sputnik 1 marked humanity's first venture into artificial satellite technology.

Question 4. Objects that cause craters on the moon.
Answer: Meteoroids
In simple words: Space rocks crash into the moon's surface, forming huge bowl-shaped holes.

Exam Tip: The moon has no atmosphere to burn up incoming space rocks, unlike Earth.

IV. Give Reason.

Question 1. No sound can be heard on the Moon.
Answer: Sound needs a medium (like air) to travel. Since the moon has no atmosphere (no air), sound waves cannot travel through it, making it completely silent.
In simple words: Sound cannot travel in a vacuum because there are no air particles to carry the vibrations.

Exam Tip: Always mention the absence of an atmosphere/air when explaining sound in space.

Question 2. The heavy object weighs lighter on the moon.
Answer: The mass of an object remains the same, but the moon's gravitational pull is only one-sixth (\(\frac{1}{6}\)) of Earth's gravity. Because gravity pulls less strongly on the moon, objects weigh less.
In simple words: Weighter is less on the moon because the moon pulls with much less gravity than Earth.

Exam Tip: Differentiate between mass (amount of matter, stays constant) and weight (gravitational force, changes with gravity).

V. Write True or False for the following.

Question 1. The moon completes its revolution around the earth in 30 days. (   )
Answer: False
In simple words: It takes about 27.3 days for the moon to revolve around Earth.

Exam Tip: A full lunar cycle (phases) takes about 29.5 days, but one orbit takes 27.3 days.

Question 2. The surface of the moon is very smooth. (   )
Answer: False
In simple words: The moon's surface is rough, rocky, and covered with craters and mountains.

Question 3. The moon plays an important role in the formation of eclipses. (   )
Answer: True
In simple words: Both solar and lunar eclipses happen because of the alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Exam Tip: Eclipses are direct results of shadows cast by celestial bodies.

Question 4. The moon has no light of its own. (   )
Answer: True
In simple words: The moon shines because it reflects sunlight.

Exam Tip: The moon is a non-luminous object.

VI. Choose the correct answers.

Question 1. The earth's only satellite is
(a) sun
(b) moon
(c) star
Answer: (b) moon
In simple words: The moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

Exam Tip: Natural satellites orbit planets naturally.

Question 2. The moon is much ___________ than the sun.
(a) smaller
(b) bigger
(c) heavier
Answer: (a) smaller
In simple words: The Sun is a massive star, while the Moon is a small rocky body.

Question 3. The moon's gravity is ___________ than the gravity of the sun.
(a) one-fifth
(b) one-sixth
(c) one-fourth
Answer: (b) one-sixth
In simple words: The question compares the moon's gravity to Earth's gravity (standard textbook convention: one-sixth).

Exam Tip: Always remember the fraction \(\frac{1}{6}\) when dealing with lunar gravity.

Question 4. Solar eclipse occurs on a ___________ day.
(a) New moon
(b) Full moon
(c) No moon
Answer: (a) New moon
In simple words: A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth.

Exam Tip: Solar eclipse = New moon; Lunar eclipse = Full moon.

VII. Identify the picture and fill in the blanks.

Question 1. When the earth comes in between the moon and the sun, it is ___________ eclipse. In this eclipse the ___________ is completely hidden by the dark shadow of the ___________ . It always occur on a ___________ night.
Answer: lunar, moon, earth, Full moon
In simple words: When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon, it causes a lunar eclipse during a full moon night.

Exam Tip: Trace the straight line arrangement: Sun -> Earth -> Moon for a lunar eclipse.