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Class 7 Changing our Earth

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is caused by the sudden movements of the earth?

a)

Volcano

b)

Folding

c)

Flood plain

2.

Ox bow lakes are found in:

a)

Glaciers

b)

River valleys

c)

Deserts

3.

The lithosphere is broken into a number of .........

a)

Cups

b)

Plates

4.

A ............. is a vent in the earth's crust through which molten material erupts suddenly.

a)

volcano

b)

earthquake

5.

A massive earthquake hit Bhuj town on..............

a)

26 january 2001

b)

26 january 2002

6.

As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bendes known as ...................

a)

meanders

b)

ox-bow lake

7.

Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like ---

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

all the above

8.

Which waterfall is the highest in the world?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Tugela falls

c)

Yumbilla Falls

9.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
10.
Earthquakes and ____________ can change Earth's surface quickly.
a)
wind
b)
volcanoes
c)
water
11.

Seismic waves are of

a)

Two types

b)

Three types

c)

Four types

d)

Five types

12.

The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called ...........................

a)

Scientists

b)

Seismologists

c)

Artists

d)

Geologists

13.

Our Earth always stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

15.

Which forces work on the surface of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

16.

Mt .......................... is a dormant volcano

a)

Etna

b)

Vesuvies

c)

Kilmanjaro

d)

none of these

17.

........................ waves do not pass through liquids

a)

Primary Waves

b)

Secondary Waves

c)

Surface Waves

d)

Push Waves

18.

................... is an Instruments which records the intensity of the Earthquake waves

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seimograph

c)

Barometer

d)

none of these

19.

Richter Scale was Invented by .........................

a)

Charles Richter

b)

Thomas Richter

c)

Bobby Richter

20.

The place of origin of an Earthquake is called

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Waves

21.

It is an Active Volcano

a)

Mt Etna

b)

Mt Vesuvius

c)

Crater Lake

22.

Active Volcanoes are

a)

They erupt frequently and hurl out gases,ashes,lava and rocks

b)

Those volcanoes which have not erupted from a long period

c)

They are in-active and therefore called Dead volcanoes

23.

......................... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust

a)

Surface Waves

b)

Earth Quake

c)

Exogenic Shake

d)

none of these

24.

In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in

a)

Bhuj (Gujarat)

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

d)

Latur (Maharashtra)