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Some Natural Phenomena Class 8

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trees get burnt due to:

a)

Floods

b)

Lightning

c)

Earthquake

d)

Thunder

2.

An earthquake of magnitude 8-9 is:

a)

Strong

b)

Very strong

c)

Mild

d)

Not felt

3.

The lightning conductor was first established by the scientist named:

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Thales

4.

SI unit of electric charge is:

a)

Watt

b)

Joule

c)

Coulomb

d)

Ampere

5.

Electric current is to be passed from one body to another. For this purpose, the two bodies must be joined by

a)

Cotton Thread

b)

Plastic string

c)

Copper wire

d)

Rubber band

6.

Lightning always follows

a)

A Thunder

b)

Rain Pour

c)

The easiest path

d)

the straight path

7.

The power of an earthquake is expressed on a scale called

a)

seismic scale

b)

iron scale

c)

richter scale

d)

large scale

8.

Where is the lightning rod attached to protect the building from lightning?

a)

On the top of the building

b)

On the bottom of the building

c)

In the middle of the building

d)

All of these

9.

Which one is the best describe of this picture?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Earthquake

c)

Lightning

d)

Tornado

10.

This kind of damage would be caused by an earthquake of intensity ___________ on the Richter scale.

a)

2.0

b)

1.0

c)

7.0

d)

3.0

11.

When an atom loses electrons, there is less number of electrons than protons. The object becomes_________.

a)

Neutral

b)

Negatively charged

c)

Positively charged

d)

Ions

12.

Name the scientist who invented electroscope.

a)

William Gilbert

b)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Issac Newton

d)

Tyho Brahe

13.

Charles Francis Richter invented?

a)

Gold leaf electroscope

b)

Layers of Earth

c)

Seismic waves

d)

Richter Scale

14.

Lightning is an______but on a huge scale.

a)

Charged object

b)

Electric spark

c)

A phenomena

d)

None of these

15.

A break or a crack between moving plates is called

(a)  

16.

A wooden house is ______ than a concrete house in case of earthquake.

a)

safer

b)

dangerous

c)

good

d)

bad

17.

The outer most layer of the earth is broken into a number of plates known as -

a)

Tectonic plates

b)

Lithospheric plates

c)

Crust plates

d)

Inner core plates

18.

The instrument which can find out the source of seismic waves.

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Thermometer

c)

Seismometer

d)

Barometer

19.

When did Benjamin Franklin do his famous kite experiment?

a)

APRIL 1789

b)

OCTOBER 1756

c)

JUNE 1752

d)

JANUARY 1795

20.

What causes lightning?

a)

Angry God

b)

Shaking of clouds

c)

The interaction of clouds with opposite charges

d)

None of these

21.

We should not lie flat on the ground during lightning.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following is not likely to cause Tsunami?

a)

A major nuclear explosion undersea

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Lightning