Earth, Space and the Solar System Worksheet for Grade 5 — EVS

Grade 5 · EVS

Earth, Space and the Solar System

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Earth's shape, rotation, seasons, life in space, solar system planets, comets and asteroids

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Read each clue or situation and fill in the missing word about Earth's shape and movement!

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The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern halves is called the . Countries near it receive the Sun's rays most directly.

equator

axis

rotation

Earth is not a perfect sphere — it is slightly squashed at the poles. Geographers call its overall shape .

equator

spherical

shadow

During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocked the Sun's light from the Moon. The curved edge of Earth's was visible on the Moon's surface — proof that Earth is round.

shadow

spherical

equator

Earth takes about 365¼ days to complete one around the Sun — this is why we have a leap year every four years.

spherical

revolution

shadow

Earth spins like a top around an imaginary line through its centre called the . One complete spin takes 24 hours — this is called

revolution

horizon

axis

Sort each event — is it caused by Earth ROTATING (spinning on its axis every 24 hours) or REVOLVING (orbiting the Sun over a year)?

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1Earth needs exactly 365 days and about 6 hours to complete one full journey around the Sun

2A photographer did a time-lapse and the stars appeared to trace arcs across the sky through the night

3Children in Australia are having their summer holidays in December while children in India are having their winter break

4Every morning without fail, the first light appears on the eastern horizon and the last light fades in the west

5On Thursday morning the Sun rose, and by Thursday night it had set — one complete day had passed

6In June, people in Delhi wear light clothes, but six months later in December they need woolly jumpers

Caused by rotation (spinning)

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Caused by revolution (orbiting Sun)

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Sunita Williams wrote a diary comparing life on the ISS with life at home. Sort each diary entry — does it describe something that happens ON EARTH (with gravity) or IN SPACE (weightlessness)?

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1I filled my glass with juice and it stayed in the glass — I could pick it up and drink normally

2My water bottle leaked and a large trembling ball of water floated in front of me — I had to chase it with my mouth

3I called home and the sound of my family's voices reached them clearly — they could hear every word

4I lit a candle — it burned in a tall teardrop shape and the smoke rose upward

5My food packet drifted away from my hand — I had to pin everything down before opening it

6I pushed off one wall with my fingertip and floated all the way to the other end of the cabin without my feet touching the floor

7I walked to the kitchen, made tea, and sat down at the table without thinking about it

8I called to my crewmate who was right behind me — but outside the station, my voice produced no sound at all in the vacuum

On Earth (gravity)

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In space (zero gravity / weightlessness)

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