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WorksheetsSome Natural Phenomena Class 8
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Trees get burnt due to:
Floods
Lightning
Earthquake
Thunder
An earthquake of magnitude 8-9 is:
Strong
Very strong
Mild
Not felt
The lightning conductor was first established by the scientist named:
Issac Newton
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Hooke
Thales
SI unit of electric charge is:
Watt
Joule
Coulomb
Ampere
Electric current is to be passed from one body to another. For this purpose, the two bodies must be joined by
Cotton Thread
Plastic string
Copper wire
Rubber band
Lightning always follows
A Thunder
Rain Pour
The easiest path
the straight path
The power of an earthquake is expressed on a scale called
seismic scale
iron scale
richter scale
large scale
Where is the lightning rod attached to protect the building from lightning?
On the top of the building
On the bottom of the building
In the middle of the building
All of these
Which one is the best describe of this picture?
Tsunami
Earthquake
Lightning
Tornado
This kind of damage would be caused by an earthquake of intensity ___________ on the Richter scale.
2.0
1.0
7.0
3.0
When an atom loses electrons, there is less number of electrons than protons. The object becomes_________.
Neutral
Negatively charged
Positively charged
Ions
Name the scientist who invented electroscope.
William Gilbert
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Issac Newton
Tyho Brahe
Charles Francis Richter invented?
Gold leaf electroscope
Layers of Earth
Seismic waves
Richter Scale
Lightning is an______but on a huge scale.
Charged object
Electric spark
A phenomena
None of these
A break or a crack between moving plates is called
(a)
A wooden house is ______ than a concrete house in case of earthquake.
safer
dangerous
good
bad
The outer most layer of the earth is broken into a number of plates known as -
Tectonic plates
Lithospheric plates
Crust plates
Inner core plates
The instrument which can find out the source of seismic waves.
Voltmeter
Thermometer
Seismometer
Barometer
When did Benjamin Franklin do his famous kite experiment?
APRIL 1789
OCTOBER 1756
JUNE 1752
JANUARY 1795
What causes lightning?
Angry God
Shaking of clouds
The interaction of clouds with opposite charges
None of these
We should not lie flat on the ground during lightning.
True
False
Which of the following is not likely to cause Tsunami?
A major nuclear explosion undersea
Earthquake
Volcanic eruption
Lightning
