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Some Natural Phenomena

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electroscope is a device which is used to find if an object is

a)

charged

b)

magnetic

c)

free of cracks

d)

Hot

2.

The device used to measure intensity of earthquakes is

a)

seismograph

b)

odometer

c)

hygrometer

d)

anemometer

3.

The outermost layer of earth is called

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner core

d)

Outer core

4.

Earthquakes can cause

(i) Tsunami

(ii) Landslide

(iii) Floods

(iv) Lightning

a)

(i), (ii) & (iii)

b)

(ii) & (iv)

c)

(ii), (iii) & (iv)

d)

(iii) & (iv)

5.

A device used to test whether an object is carrying charge or not is called ______.

a)

Electrometer

b)

Charge meter

c)

Electroscope

d)

Chargoscope

6.

Lightning occured when two charges they are:

a)

Both positive

b)

both negative

c)

one negative and one positive

d)

both neutral

7.

Which of the following is not likely to cause Tsunami?

a)

A major nuclear explosion undersea

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Lightning

8.

Static electricity is the electricity in which

a)

charges are in motion

b)

charges are at rest

c)

Both the options

9.

Similar charges

a)

Attract each other

b)

Repel each other

c)

Neither attract nor repel

10.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

Events that have a negative effect on a large number of people.

b)

Events that have a positive effect on a large number of people.

c)

Events that occur in the Universe

11.

The weak zone are known as sesmic or ________.

a)

Fault zone

b)

Good zone

c)

Brushing past

d)

Earthquake

12.

Take shelter under a table and stay there till the shaking stops.

In which phenomena we should do this?

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Earthquake

c)

Lightning

d)

Tsunami

13.

The process of transferring of charge from a charged object to the earth is called as ________.

a)

Richter scale

b)

Sesmic waves

c)

Tide

d)

Earthing

14.

What is this position?

a)

Safe position during earthquake

b)

Safe position when we are afraid.

c)

Safe position when a dog is there in your front.

d)

Safe position during lightning

15.

The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called the __________.

a)

Richter photo

b)

Richter scale

c)

Seismic waves

d)

Option b. and c.