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Some Natural Phenomena 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   of earth's crust are in continual motion.

2.

Like charges _______________ and unlike charges _________________ each other.

(a)  

3.

In an electroscope, the aluminium leaves diverge because like charges (a)   .

4.

(a)   is provided in buildings to protect us from electrical shocks due to any leakage of electrical current.

5.

(a)   is also an electric spark, but on a huge scale.

6.

The outermost layer of the earth is not in one piece. It is fragmented. Each fragment is called a (a)  

7.

Like charges attract each other.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

A charged glass rod attract a charged plastic straw.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Lightning conductor cannot protect a building from lightning.

a)

false

b)

true

10.

Earthquakes can be predicted in advance.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

An earthquake of magnitude 6 has thousand times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Earthquakes tend to occur at the boundaries of earth’s plates.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

List three states in India where earthquakes are more likely to strike.

(a)  

14.

How will you charge a glass rod by the method of friction?.

(a)  

15.

What are the two kinds of electric charges?

(a)  

16.

What is a flash of light which occurs in the sky during the rainy season called?

(a)  

17.

How a ballpoint pen refill can be charged by the method of friction?

(a)  

18.

What are the three layers of earth?

(a)  

19.

What happens when two like charges are brought together?

(a)  

20.

What is the purpose of the Richter scale?

(a)  

21.

What is directly below the epicenter of an earthquake?

(a)