This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Our Changing Earth > Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The earth's crust is broken into a number of parts known as: A) Crustal core. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Lithospheric plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithospheric plates. 2. What are the two main categories of earth movements based on forces? A) Geomorphic and Geological. B) Astronomical and Geological. C) Endogenic and Exogenic. D) Tectonic and Atmospheric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endogenic and Exogenic. 3. The place in the crust where movement of earthquake start is called A) Epicentre. B) Focus. C) Wave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus. 4. The type of boundary where plates push together; can create mountain ranges, volcanoes, and trenches on the ocean floor A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent. 5. ..... movements like earthquakes and volcanoes cause mass destruction over the surface of the earth. A) Erosional. B) Sudden. C) External. D) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sudden. 6. The Erath's crust is A) Horizontal. B) Dynamic. C) Vertical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 7. What is an ox-bow lake? A) A type of waterfall. B) A flat area near a river. C) A meander that has been straightened. D) A cut-off loop of a river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cut-off loop of a river. 8. Which of the following is an example of a glacier A) Gangotri. B) Aravally. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gangotri. 9. Low hill-like structures. These are called A) Looses. B) Sand dunes. C) None. D) Mushroom rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand dunes. 10. Deposition builds new landforms. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. ..... are also called sleeping volcanoes A) Active. B) Extinct. C) Dormant. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dormant. 12. Which is likely to cause erosion to happen more quickly? A) Using pesticides. B) Trimming bushes. C) Planting trees. D) Cutting down trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cutting down trees. 13. A massive earthquake hit Bhuj town on A) 26 january 2001. B) 26 january 2004. C) 16 December 2001. D) 16 December 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26 january 2001. 14. Hollow like caves are formed on the rocks, they are called A) Sea stacks. B) Sea caves. C) Sea over. D) Sea arches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sea caves. 15. The earth movement are divided on the basis of the ..... which cause them to move A) Action. B) Water. C) Force. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force. 16. This happens when the ground shakes very hard and cracks open. A) Earhtquake. B) Volcano. C) Flood. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earhtquake. 17. The idea of continental drift is credited to A) Albert Einstein. B) Charles Lyell. C) Alfred Wegener. D) Howard Hess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfred Wegener. 18. A beach is formed due to the deposition? A) Soil, gravel, magma. B) Sand, pebbles, gravel. C) Mud, gravel, pebbles. D) Sand, lava, pebbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand, pebbles, gravel. 19. ..... is classified as the major earthquake. A) 5. B) 2. C) 7. D) 0.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 20. Sea caves become bigger and only the roof remains forming the sea arches. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. The forces that work on the surface of the earth A) Exogenic forces. B) Endogenic forces. C) Water forces. D) Harmful forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exogenic forces. 22. What is the difference between an active and a dormant volcano? A) An active volcano is always erupting, while a dormant volcano is permanently inactive. B) An active volcano erupts regularly, whereas a dormant volcano is inactive but may erupt in the future. C) An active volcano is one that has erupted in the past year, while a dormant volcano has not erupted in over a century. D) Both active and dormant volcanoes are currently erupting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An active volcano erupts regularly, whereas a dormant volcano is inactive but may erupt in the future. 23. Melted rock that stays under the surface of the Earth is called? A) Magma. B) Lava. C) Compaction. D) Sedimentary Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magma. 24. A winding curve or bend of a river A) Meander. B) Maonder. C) Gracel. D) Mandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meander. 25. Life is possible on Earth because A) It lies in the Goldilocks zone. B) Collisions with asteroids and comets provided water. C) Volcanoes changed teh atmosphere of the planet. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. The Grand Canyon was shaped by the ..... forces of the Colorado River eroding the land over millions of years. A) Erosion. B) Focus. C) Endogenic. D) Exogenic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exogenic. 27. On which scale is the earthquake measured? A) Plane scale. B) Richter scale. C) Compass. D) Divider. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richter scale. 28. Identify the highest waterfall in the world A) Victoria falls. B) Niagara falls. C) Angel falls. D) Jog falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angel falls. 29. Green plants use ..... to make their food and release ..... A) Oxygen, helium. B) Carbon dioxide, oxygen. C) Helium, hydrogen. D) Carbon dioxide, hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide, hydrogen. 30. The place on the surface above the focus is known as ..... A) Epicentre. B) Lithosphere. C) Focus. D) Forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epicentre. 31. Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth A) Endogenic Force. B) Exogenic Force. C) None of these. D) Both (A) and (B). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endogenic Force. 32. Why does a paleontologist study fossils? A) To learn about the threat of upcoming earthquakes. B) To understand life and conditions from the past. C) To recognize future climate change. D) To harness the sun's radiant energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand life and conditions from the past. 33. What are the two main processes that shape the landscape? A) Erosion and weathering. B) Deposition and tectonics. C) Volcanism and sedimentation. D) Melting and freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion and weathering. 34. Made of solid iron and nickel A) Inner core. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner core. 35. A ..... is a solid copy of the shape of an organism. A) Trace fossil. B) Mold. C) Cast. D) Petrified fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cast. 36. Ocean ..... erode sand from beaches A) Rocks. B) Water. C) Glaciers. D) Waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waves. 37. The place in the crust where the movement starts in called the ..... A) Focus. B) Crater. C) None of these. D) Plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus. 38. A diamond is a type of metamorphic rock. A) TRUE. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 39. Rise and fall of water caused by friction of wind on water surface A) Wave. B) Meander. C) Moraine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wave. 40. What is a volcano? A) A volcano is a large body of water that erupts steam. B) A volcano is a type of mountain that only forms in cold climates. C) A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock, ash, and gases to escape. D) A volcano is a geological feature that only exists on Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock, ash, and gases to escape. 41. A ..... is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust through which molten materail erupts suddenly A) Earthquake. B) Earthqakue. C) Flood. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquake. 42. The soils found in river basins are called: A) Black Soil. B) Red Soil. C) Alluvial Soil. D) Laterite Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alluvial Soil. 43. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a ..... A) Transform boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Convergent boundary. D) Rift valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transform boundary. 44. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the earth? A) Volcano. B) Fold mountain. C) Folding. D) Flood plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 45. Which of these is a fact? A) I like watching the weather. B) I think hurricanes are exciting. C) Volcanoes are scary. D) Earthquakes can break buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes can break buildings. 46. What do we call the material carried by glaciers, such as rocks, sand, and silt, that gets deposited as the glacier melts? A) Distributaries. B) Estuaries. C) Glacial moraines. D) Sea caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glacial moraines. 47. A ..... is a vent in the earth's crust through which molten material erupts suddenly. A) Volcano. B) Earthquake. C) Landslide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 48. What is the most seismically active earthquake belt in the world? A) Circum-Pacific Belt. B) Himalayan Belt. C) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. D) Alps Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circum-Pacific Belt. 49. Oxbow lake is the result of: A) Waves. B) Winds. C) Glaciers. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers. 50. ..... changes an item into something new. A) Reduce. B) Earth. C) Recycling. D) Bottles. E) Litter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling. 51. Made of molten, liquid metal A) Outer core. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer core. 52. Mushroom rock are found in ..... A) Sea. B) Desert. C) River. D) Higher latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 53. How many types of forces are (changing on the surface of the earth) A) Four. B) One. C) Three. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two. 54. The place on the surface about the focus is known as A) Focus. B) Lithosphere. C) Epicenter. D) Forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epicenter. 55. Identify the type of force-wind A) Endogenic force. B) Exogenic force. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exogenic force. 56. Earthquake preparendness A) Sit under table, stay away from fire from and be scad. B) Run away, lock door and sit in sofa. C) Sit under desk, stay away from mirror and be confident. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sit under desk, stay away from mirror and be confident. 57. Which one of the following forces originates in the interior of the earth? A) Exogenic forces. B) Endogenic forces. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endogenic forces. 58. Where does the greatest damage occur during in the earthquake A) Plate Boundary. B) Plates. C) Focus. D) Epicentre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epicentre. 59. Where do many glaciers form? A) Desert Tables. B) Mountain valleys. C) Volcanic islands. D) Mountain tops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain valleys. 60. How are meanders formed in a river's course? A) Through volcanic activity. B) By earthquakes. C) Due to continuous erosion and deposition. D) By glacier movement. 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