This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Our Changing Earth > Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People can slow down erosion by ..... A) Cutting the grass. B) Planting trees. C) Add more dirt. D) Putting up solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planting trees. 2. The world's highest waterfall is: A) Niagara Falls. B) Victoria Falls. C) Angel Falls. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angel Falls. 3. The point inside the Earth from where the Earthquake originates is called the ..... A) Center. B) Epicenter. C) Focus. D) Main point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus. 4. When we refill our plastic water bottle instead of throwing it away. A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reuse. 5. The Earth always remains the same A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and ocean ridges are formed by: A) Weathering. B) Deposition. C) Plate tectonics. D) Fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate tectonics. 7. The raised banks A) FLOOD PLAIN. B) LEEVES. C) Ox-bow lake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LEEVES. 8. Why are certain layers of Earth's interior liquid? A) The earth's internal temperature decreases as it moves away from the core towards the earth's crust. B) The intense pressure from inside the earth turns the mantle and crust into liquid. C) The tectonic plates move so fast that they turn the mantle to liquid. D) The magnetic pull from the north and south poles turns the first two layers of earth into liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The earth's internal temperature decreases as it moves away from the core towards the earth's crust. 9. What theory suggest that our world is built on large pieces of rock that are in constant, slow motion? A) Plate tectonics. B) Convection currents. C) Geological time scale. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plate tectonics. 10. Deposition of sand in a low hill like structure is known as a: A) Desert. B) Hill. C) Sand dunes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand dunes. 11. The Gulf Stream current makes the waters of North Atlantic A) More dense. B) Less nutrient rich. C) Cooler. D) Warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer. 12. Which of the following rivers does not form a delta? A) Krishna. B) Mahanadi. C) Narmada. D) Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada. 13. ..... is the part where the plates touch A) Boundary. B) Erosion. C) Fault. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fault. 14. Isolated mass of rising steep rock near coastline are A) Stack. B) Cliff. C) Cave. D) Both 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stack. 15. Which of these BEST describes how an igneous rock forms? A) Cooling of magma. B) Weathering of other rocks. C) Colliding of tectonic plates. D) Pressing together of smaller rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooling of magma. 16. Which is a work of wind? A) Stacks. B) Cliffs. C) Sea waves. D) Mushroom rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mushroom rocks. 17. Beach is the deposional feature of: A) Winds. B) The River. C) Waves. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waves. 18. When two plates slide past each other A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 19. Movement of soil and rock on the Earth's surface A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Deposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 20. Deposition of sand in a low hills like structure is known as a A) Glacier. B) Sand dunes. C) Hill. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand dunes. 21. The magnitude of the earthquake is measured on the ..... scale A) Seismograph. B) Richter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richter. 22. Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake? A) Eruption of Volcano. B) Lightning Strikes. C) Moving Tectonic Plates. D) Collapse of Cavern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lightning Strikes. 23. The ..... of the earthquake is measured on the richter scale. A) Movement. B) Vibrations. C) Magnitude. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnitude. 24. Sand, mud and pebbles that come from rocks that have been weathered by wind, water, waves and ice are A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Sediment. D) Landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sediment. 25. The forces which act in the interior of the earth is called A) Exogenic forces. B) Endogenic forces. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endogenic forces. 26. When the river tumbles at a steep angle over very hard rocks, it forms a? A) Seafall. B) Waterfall. C) River fall. D) Ocean fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waterfall. 27. The lithosphere is broken into a number of plates known as the(coose correct puntuations ) A) Lithospheric TEMPLATES. B) Lithospheric PLATES. C) LETHOSPHARIC PLATES. D) Lithospheric Plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithospheric Plates. 28. Where is the most impact of an earthquake A) Focus. B) Epicenter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epicenter. 29. Glaciers are ..... A) Mountain of ice. B) Pond of Ice. C) Lake of Ice. D) River of Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) River of Ice. 30. Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves? A) Sea cave. B) Stack. C) Beach. D) Cliff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beach. 31. Which is not a earthquake wave A) N-waves. B) S-waves. C) P-waves. D) L-waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N-waves. 32. Which theory explains the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates? A) Theory of Evolution. B) Plate Tectonic Theory. C) Gravitational Theory. D) Continental Drift Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate Tectonic Theory. 33. Water can move sediments to new places. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Bowl-shaped depressions in the Earth's surface, called basins ..... When the glaciers melted, water filled those depressions, forming ..... A) Flood. B) Rivers. C) Lakes. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakes. 35. These are things we use from the Earth like water, wind, and plants. A) Pollution. B) Litter. C) Natural resources. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 36. Deposition of sand in low hill like structure is known as a ..... A) Glacier. B) Sand dunes. C) Hil. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand dunes. 37. The place in the crust where the movement starts is called A) Epicentre. B) Focus. C) Crust. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epicentre. 38. Which forces work on the surface of the earth, shaping its features? A) Diastrophic forces. B) Internal forces. C) Endogenic forces. D) Erosional forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosional forces. 39. Magma inside the earth moves in a ..... Motion A) Circular. B) Rectangular. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular. 40. When two plates move away from each other A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent. 41. What evidence has been discovered that leads scientists to conclude that parts of Virginia were once covered by an ocean? A) Fossils of ocean animals have been found in Virginia. B) Special minerals made from salt have been discovered in Virginia. C) Salinity levels in Virginia's soil have been tested. D) Satellite pictures of an ocean covering Virginia have been studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossils of ocean animals have been found in Virginia. 42. Which earth system includes organisms? A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 43. Which forces cause the building of mountains over time? A) Earthquakes. B) Exogenic forces. C) Endogenic forces. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endogenic forces. 44. What is a diary entry? A) A story about someone else. B) A book about nature. C) A list of facts. D) A personal note about your day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A personal note about your day. 45. Large deposits of loess is found in: A) India. B) China. C) Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 46. The point where earthquake starts is called A) Focus. B) Seismic point. C) Epicentre. D) Vent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus. 47. Highest waterfall in the world A) Niagara. B) Victoria. C) Angel falls of Venezuela. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angel falls of Venezuela. 48. The steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above the sea water is called A) Sea cave. B) Sea cliff. C) Beach. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sea cliff. 49. How sand dunes formed A) Water. B) Sun. C) Wind. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 50. The place of origin of an Earthquake is called A) Epicentre. B) Seismograph. C) Waves. D) Focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus. 51. ..... are the movement of massive parts of the Earth's crust that float on top of the mantle. A) Erosion. B) Fossils. C) Outer Core. D) Plate Tectonics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate Tectonics. 52. The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes; a rock changes physical appearance A) Mechanical Weathering. B) Chemical Weathering. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical Weathering. 53. ..... is this hour-to-hour, day to day condition of the atmosphere A) Wind. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) Season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 54. Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like ..... A) Water. B) Wind. C) Ice. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 55. What are the vibrations on the surface of the earth called A) Tsunami. B) Flood. C) Volcano eruption. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquake. 56. Is the outer core a liquid or solid? A) Liquid. B) Solid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquid. 57. Very small pieces of rock;examples include sand and silt A) Glass. B) Stones. C) Sediments. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sediments. 58. What is the process of breaking up of rocks on the earth's surface called? A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Weathering. D) Transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weathering. 59. A massive earthquake measuring ..... on richer scale hit bhuj, Gujarat on 26th January 2001 A) 6.9. B) 8.0. C) 1.1. D) 10.10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6.9. 60. The Himalayan Mountains are an example of a ..... boundary A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. Next →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 2Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 3Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 4Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 5Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 6Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 7Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 8Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books