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Some Natural Phenomena

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a refill and a balloon are rubbed together they

a)

Attract each other

b)

Repel each other

c)

Blast

d)

No reaction they just stay the same

2.

What is the device used to check if a object is charged

a)

Electroscope

b)

Electrolyte

c)

Charge Checker

d)

Electrobox

3.

Like charges (a)   each other

4.

What is earthing

a)

Transferring charges to Earth

b)

Protecting the switches so they don't blast

c)

Collecting charges from earth

d)

None of these

5.

Small amount of electricity formed by rubbing

a)

Static

b)

Lightning

c)

Electricity

d)

Charges

6.

What is a lightning container

a)

A metal rod that helps the lightning to reach the ground

b)

Anything that conducts lightning

c)

A metal container that takes lightning and converts it into electricity and that is used to power an electric appliance

7.

Earthquake causes (any one)

(a)  

8.

Define richer scale

a)

a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations

b)

an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.

c)

none of these

d)

π r²

9.

Lightning occured when two charges they are:

a)

Both positive

b)

both negative

c)

one negative and one positive

d)

both neutral

10.

How many types of charges are gained by rubbing objects?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

11.

When there is a thunderstorm and you need to give someone an urgent message to someone then the safest way is

a)

Phone

b)

landline

c)

letter

d)

Go to their place and give the message

12.

What phenomena is caused here?

a)

Major electric discharge

b)

Lightning

c)

Thunder

d)

Tsunami

13.

Name the scientist who invented electroscope.

a)

William Gilbert

b)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Issac Newton

d)

Tyho Brahe

14.

Two charged objects are brought close to each other. Choose the most appropriate statement from the following options:

a)

they may repel

b)

they may attract

c)

they may attract or repel depending on the type of charges they carry

d)

there will be no effect

15.

Earthquake can be caused by

a)

landslides

b)

liquefication

c)

Explosion

d)

Volcanic Eruption