Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. The place in the crust where movement start is called the .....
2. What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?
3. Is volcano a Sudden force or a Diastrophic force
4. What is a volcanoe?
5. Which layer contains convection currents?
6. A glacier is a slowly moving mass of .....
7. Endogenic forces are
8. The collection of sediments from al the mouths forms a .....
9. Small hill of sand caused by the action of the wind
10. Pangaea was divided into how many continents?
11. What type of rocks are formed when molten lava cools and hardens?
12. The Earth may run out of some fossil fuels.
13. The wearing away of the landscape by different agents is called
14. Why are fossils most commonly found in sedimentary rock?
15. Fossil fuels are made from dead plants and animals.
16. (T/F) The five types of fossils are:Trace, Preserved Remains, Petrified, Mold and Casts, and Carbon Films.
17. The North American plate and Pacific plates meet at the San Andres Fault in California causing frequent earthquakes. This fault is located at a ..... boundary.
18. Meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space
19. Natural forms on the earth's surface
20. What is happening when the Earth's surface moves and shakes?
21. What do you mean by a glacier?
22. Other Name of tectonic plates is
23. What is a hurricane?
24. Dams collect energy from .....
25. ..... , meaning "all land, " is the name of the great landmass that existed millions of years ago.
26. The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited. These deposits form glacial moraines.
27. (i) Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?
28. The Food will begin to turn into new .....
29. What are the sections into which the lithosphere is broken?
30. This can cause rocks to fall down a hill
31. The process of seafloor being destroyed at the trench is called
32. An earthquake over ..... can cause damage
33. Ox bow lakes r found in
34. Slower changes to the Earth can be caused by
35. Tiny pieces of rock wear down bigger rocks through .....
36. Continental Drift is the
37. Which rock is formed from layers of sediment compacted and cemented together
38. The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
39. Which of these changes to Earth's surface was most likely formed by weathering?
40. It is an Active Volcano
41. The breaking up of the rocks on the earth's surface is called:
42. A tsunami is a series of giant ocean waves. Most are caused by
43. In which country is a large deposit of loess found?
44. Flood plains are the depositional features of:
45. Volcano, earthquakes are ..... forces.
46. What are the two types of crust
47. How is beach formed?
48. ..... is a bend or loop in a river's course.
49. Which of these is a sudden movement?
50. The type of boundary where plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions
51. River is an agent of erosion and deposition in the desert.
52. What happens when water freezes?
53. What are the vibrations travelling on the earth surface due to the movement of Lithospheric plates called?
54. What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?
55. Hollow like caves formed on rocks
56. The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is known as
57. Earthquakes and volcanos are the results of the ..... forces.
58. Which of the following are most destructive earthquake waves:
59. Magnitude of the earthquake is measured in:
60. As the ice melts they get filled up with water and become ..... in the mountains