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EARTH'S MOVEMENTS AND MAJOR LANDFORMS especially for 7 to 12

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

2.

Name the type of mountain that is formed by the process shown in the picture.

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Block Mountains

c)

Fold Mountains

d)

Residual Mountains

3.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

4.

The earth is tilted on its _____

a)

line

b)

equator

c)

axis

d)

core

5.

Many cultures have different methods to determine the time of day. Which of the following is an ancient tool invented to determine the time of day?

a)

watch

b)

clock

c)

sundial

d)

compass

6.

___________ means to spin like a top

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolve

c)

Axis

d)

Orbit

7.
It consists of a semi-liquid rock.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
8.

What is a dormant volcano?

a)

molten rock

b)

the center of a volcano

c)

will never erupt again

d)

a volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt agian

9.

What is magma?

a)

pieces of the Earth's crust

b)

molten rock inside of a volcano

c)

small rock

d)

plates that meet

10.

What is lava?

a)

Molten rocks inside a volcano

b)

Molten rock outside a volcano

c)

small rocks

d)

magma

11.
What is the definition of dormant?
a)
sleeping
b)
extinct
c)
active
d)
invisible
12.

What is the good example of a block mountain

a)

Satpura ranges

b)

Narmada and tapi valleys with vindhya and Satpura ranges

c)

Narmada valley

13.
A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.
a)
rock
b)
wind
c)
ice 
d)
sediment
14.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
15.
Ocean __________ erode sand from beaches
a)
glaciers
b)
waves
c)
rocks
16.
Earthquakes and ____________ can change Earth's surface quickly.
a)
wind
b)
volcanoes
c)
water
17.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
18.

Which is not the work of wind as an agent of erosion and deposition?

a)

Mushroom rocks

b)

Sand dunes

c)

Loess

d)

Arches

19.

Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

a)

Sea cave

b)

Beaches

c)

Cliff

d)

Sea stacks

20.

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

a)

Scientists

b)

Seismologists

c)

Artists

d)

Geologists

21.

Our Earth always stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)