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

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1. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as
2. The place where in crust the movement starts is called fosus
3. The rock which is made up of moltan magma is:
4. Natural cavities on weak rocks formed by the action of waves are called?
5. This type of boundary forms ocean ridges and rift valleys
6. Which one of the following statement best suits the definition for "ox-bow" lake
7. ..... is a vent(opening) in the Earth's crust is known as a .....
8. An earthquake is mesured with a machine called a
9. What are endogenic forces?
10. Which type of volcano is no longer expected to erupt?
11. Geological features on the continents, such as mountain ranges, are caused by-
12. Sudden movements in the earth are called
13. The Ganga Brahmaputra basin is situated between ..... and .....
14. Nigara falls lies in
15. Where is Pulicat lake located?
16. The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
17. The two types of movements on Earth are?
18. In which continent is the highest waterfall 'Angel Falls of Venezuela' located?
19. From what feature does a volcano's lava erupt?
20. What is a commentary?
21. Three type of waves
22. The layer of the Earth that is solid and forms the surface is called
23. Wegener's supercontinent was known as
24. Loess is formed by which agent of erosion and deposition
25. ..... carries dust and soil through the air.
26. What do you know by Ox-bow Lakes?
27. This is waste that hurts the land, air, and water.
28. How do most mountains form?
29. The triangular collection of sediments at the mouth of a river forms
30. What landform is formed when sea waves continuously strike at rocks and develop cracks?
31. Where do seismologists place seismographs?
32. The forceswhich act in the interior of the earth are called as
33. ..... is the machine used to measure an earthquake.
34. The raised banks are called
35. What are the steep rocky coasts rising almost vertically above sea water called?
36. Which landform is created by blowing wind?
37. ..... movements like earthquakes and volcanos cause mass destruction over the surface of the earth
38. A student's home is located along a river and the front yard is eroding into the river a little each year. What is one way the student can help slow down the erosion?
39. Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
40. What is directly above the focus?
41. What happens to the hollows carved by glaciers when they fill with water?
42. Which is the second most plentiful gas in the air
43. The theory of ..... , proposed by Alfred Wegener, suggests that continents were once joined in a single landmass called .....
44. What is formed when a meander loop cuts off from the river?
45. Earthquake is measured with a machine called .....
46. What coastal landforms are created by the continuous striking of sea waves against rocks?
47. Which of these is NOT a way to prevent weathering and erosion?
48. What is the process of sedimentation?
49. ..... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust.
50. The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
51. The process by which sediment comes to rest in water or other low-lying areas.
52. Which is the biggest desert in the world?
53. What is the importance of studying fossils?
54. What type of earth movements are associated with the movement of molten magma?
55. An extrusive rock is an
56. What type of landforms are created by glaciers as they bulldoze soil and stones to expose solid rock below?
57. In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in
58. When the wind blows, it lifts and transports sand from one place to another. When it stops blowing the sand falls and gets deposited in low hill like structures. These are called
59. What is important to know about this chapter?
60. Tectonic plates move because of