Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. The earth's crust is broken into a number of parts known as:
2. What are the two main categories of earth movements based on forces?
3. The place in the crust where movement of earthquake start is called
4. The type of boundary where plates push together; can create mountain ranges, volcanoes, and trenches on the ocean floor
5. ..... movements like earthquakes and volcanoes cause mass destruction over the surface of the earth.
6. The Erath's crust is
7. What is an ox-bow lake?
8. Which of the following is an example of a glacier
9. Low hill-like structures. These are called
10. Deposition builds new landforms.
11. ..... are also called sleeping volcanoes
12. Which is likely to cause erosion to happen more quickly?
13. A massive earthquake hit Bhuj town on
14. Hollow like caves are formed on the rocks, they are called
15. The earth movement are divided on the basis of the ..... which cause them to move
16. This happens when the ground shakes very hard and cracks open.
17. The idea of continental drift is credited to
18. A beach is formed due to the deposition?
19. ..... is classified as the major earthquake.
20. Sea caves become bigger and only the roof remains forming the sea arches.
21. The forces that work on the surface of the earth
22. What is the difference between an active and a dormant volcano?
23. Melted rock that stays under the surface of the Earth is called?
24. A winding curve or bend of a river
25. Life is possible on Earth because
26. The Grand Canyon was shaped by the ..... forces of the Colorado River eroding the land over millions of years.
27. On which scale is the earthquake measured?
28. Identify the highest waterfall in the world
29. Green plants use ..... to make their food and release .....
30. The place on the surface above the focus is known as .....
31. Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth
32. Why does a paleontologist study fossils?
33. What are the two main processes that shape the landscape?
34. Made of solid iron and nickel
35. A ..... is a solid copy of the shape of an organism.
36. Ocean ..... erode sand from beaches
37. The place in the crust where the movement starts in called the .....
38. A diamond is a type of metamorphic rock.
39. Rise and fall of water caused by friction of wind on water surface
40. What is a volcano?
41. A ..... is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust through which molten materail erupts suddenly
42. The soils found in river basins are called:
43. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a .....
44. Which is caused by the sudden movements of the earth?
45. Which of these is a fact?
46. What do we call the material carried by glaciers, such as rocks, sand, and silt, that gets deposited as the glacier melts?
47. A ..... is a vent in the earth's crust through which molten material erupts suddenly.
48. What is the most seismically active earthquake belt in the world?
49. Oxbow lake is the result of:
50. ..... changes an item into something new.
51. Made of molten, liquid metal
52. Mushroom rock are found in .....
53. How many types of forces are (changing on the surface of the earth)
54. The place on the surface about the focus is known as
55. Identify the type of force-wind
56. Earthquake preparendness
57. Which one of the following forces originates in the interior of the earth?
58. Where does the greatest damage occur during in the earthquake
59. Where do many glaciers form?
60. How are meanders formed in a river's course?