This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Our Changing Earth > Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 1Q) WHAT IS THE VIBRATION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE CALLED? A) MOVEMENT. B) EARTH'S SHAKING. C) EARTHQUAKE. D) VIBRATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EARTHQUAKE. 2. Which TWO landforms occur when a continental plate and an oceanic plate hit each other? A) Volcanoes on land and Volcanic Islands. B) Volcanoes on land and Deep Sea Trench. C) Volcanoes on land and Mountains. D) Rift Valley and Mid Ocean Ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanoes on land and Deep Sea Trench. 3. A machine detects and records earthquakes A) Richter Scale. B) Seismograph. C) Weighing scale. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 4. Which layer of the Earth is responsible for tectonic plate movement? A) Inner core. B) Outer core. C) Crust. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 5. The movement of molten magma in the earth is depicted as circular in which activity? A) Erosion. B) Earthquake. C) Endogenic force. D) Volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake. 6. The force which act in the external part on the earth is called A) Endogenic force. B) Speed force. C) Slow force. D) Exogenic force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exogenic force. 7. What magnitude of earthquake is considered to be very strong according to the Richter scale? A) Magnitude 2.0 or less. B) Magnitude 6.0 or higher. C) Magnitude 5.0. D) Magnitude 7.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnitude 6.0 or higher. 8. An earthquake measuring ..... is a major one A) Less than 2.0. B) 5.0. C) 7.0 or higher. D) 6.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7.0 or higher. 9. The erosion and deposition of the sea waves gives rise to A) Ox-bow lake. B) Levees. C) Coastal landforms. D) Loess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coastal landforms. 10. Earthquake is measured by A) Induction Machine. B) Ritcher Scale. C) Seismograph. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismograph. 11. ..... are forces that act in the interior of the earth. A) Exterior. B) Endogenic. C) Exogenic. D) Interior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endogenic. 12. There are two types of volcanoes. One type is a shield volcano and the other is a cone volcano. Which type is the more dangerous volcano? A) Cone. B) Shield. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cone. 13. Makes up about 2/3 of Earth's mass A) Crust. B) Outer core. C) Inner core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 14. Everyone should help protect the environment. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The highest waterfall is(a) Zambia Falls(b) Angel Falls(c) Niagara Falls(d) Victoria Falls A) A. B) B. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 16. A ..... is a vent in the earth's crust through which molten material comes out. A) Volcano. B) Earthquake. C) Avalanche. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 17. The highest waterfall is called ..... A) Niagara falls. B) Victoria Falls. C) Angel Falls. D) Jog Falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angel Falls. 18. What is the term used for fine and light sand carried by the wind over long distances? A) Loess. B) Glacial moraines. C) Sand dunes. D) Meanders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loess. 19. Delta is the depositional feature of: A) The River. B) Winds. C) Wave. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The River. 20. The roof of the sea caves remain, thus forming A) Sea stacks. B) Sea caves. C) Sea over. D) Sea arches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea arches. 21. What is the significance of being prepared for disasters like earthquakes? A) It allows individuals to experience disasters without fear. B) It helps spread awareness about global warming and climate change. C) It enables people to face disasters confidently and minimize their impact. D) It encourages people to travel to disaster-prone areas for research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It enables people to face disasters confidently and minimize their impact. 22. The sun and moon's gravity cause ..... A) Energy. B) Eruption. C) Tides. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tides. 23. How did the government respond to the earthquake in Bhuj? A) The government imposed a curfew in the affected areas. B) The Prime Minister declared a state of emergency. C) The President declared a state of emergency. D) The Chief Minister appealed for financial help from the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The President declared a state of emergency. 24. An active agent of erosion and deposition in the desertsis ..... A) Water. B) Wind. C) Sand. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 25. What term is used to describe rocks in the shape of a mushroom in deserts? A) Sand dunes. B) Loess. C) Mushroom rocks. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mushroom rocks. 26. Which of the following is not favourable measure for earthquake preparedness? A) Safe spot. B) Spreading awareness. C) Stand near the glass window. D) Stay away from fire places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stand near the glass window. 27. The place in the crust where the earthquake movement start is known as ..... A) Vent. B) Crater. C) Epicenter. D) Focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus. 28. What are glaciers often described as in the text? A) Mountains of ice. B) Rivers of water. C) Lakes of ice. D) Rivers of ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers of ice. 29. The layer of the Earth that is composed of molten rock is called A) Crust. B) Outer core. C) Inner core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outer core. 30. What causes an earthquake? A) The movement of water in oceans and rivers. B) Volcanic eruptions releasing gas and ash. C) Changes in atmospheric pressure causing ground shifts. D) The sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust due to tectonic plate movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust due to tectonic plate movements. 31. In ..... motion, molten magma moves ..... the Earth. A) Triangle, inside. B) Circular, outside. C) Circular, inside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular, inside. 32. Which is NOT a kind of mountain? A) Glacial. B) Dome. C) Volcanic. D) Fold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glacial. 33. Pangaea was a giant landmass that existed 2 million years ago A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. The mouth of the volcano is known as: A) Vent. B) Creator. C) Pipe. D) Crator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crator. 35. The vibration of waves are outward A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. When wind and water move rocks from one place to another, it is called ..... A) Erosion. B) Erupting. C) Weathering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 37. Instrument to record the intensity of earthquakes waves ..... A) Bar Graph. B) Seismograph. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 38. How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock? A) Weathering and Erosion. B) Compaction and Cementation. C) Heat and Pressurew. D) Melting and cooling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melting and cooling. 39. All Earth systems are seamlessly connected through the- A) Flow of matter and energy. B) Movement of tectonic plates. C) Formation of rocks. D) Layers of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flow of matter and energy. 40. Pressure and temperature ..... as you move from the crust to the inner core. A) Decrease. B) Stay the same. C) Increase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase. 41. Which is an erosional feature of Glacier? A) Cliff. B) Beach. C) Moraine. D) Sea waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moraine. 42. Our Earth is always changing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. What does (endo) mean? A) Origin. B) Outside. C) Inside. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 44. ..... is the scientist credited with the theory of continental drift (which led to the theory of plate tectonics). A) Wegener. B) Einstein. C) Lithosphere. D) Hess. E) Tectonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wegener. 45. The creation of new landform area under the ocean is called A) Seafloor spreading. B) Landification. C) The Pangaea effect. D) A destructive process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seafloor spreading. 46. What are large bends in a river called? A) Waterfalls. B) Meanders. C) Ox-bow lakes. D) Deltas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meanders. 47. ..... is when rocks break into smaller pieces; usually caused by wind, rain and temperature. A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Deposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 48. The breaking down of rocks is called- A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Melting. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 49. What happens when two tectonic plates collide? A) The plates will separate and create new oceanic crust. B) The collision will cause a decrease in volcanic activity. C) Two tectonic plates can form mountains, cause earthquakes, or create volcanic activity when they collide. D) The tectonic plates will dissolve into the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two tectonic plates can form mountains, cause earthquakes, or create volcanic activity when they collide. 50. Sand dunes are the depositional features of A) Winds. B) The River. C) Glaciers. D) Waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winds. 51. A delta is formed by the work of A) Wind. B) River. C) Glacier. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River. 52. What landform is formed when a river breaks up into a number of streams as it approaches the sea? A) Waterfall. B) Meander. C) Ox-bow lake. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delta. 53. What type of rock formation typically results in the formation of a waterfall? A) Igneous rock. B) Hard rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) Metamorphic rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard rock. 54. Why would a civil engineer learn about faults? A) To know where plate boundaries are located. B) To measure the number of earthquakes. C) To be able to mark a volcano on a map. D) To observe eroded landscapes before building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To know where plate boundaries are located. 55. Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Most dense and thickest layer A) Mantle. B) Outer core. C) Crust. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 57. Safest place in india A) Deccan Mountain. B) Deccan Plateau. C) None. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deccan Plateau. 58. When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience? A) Spring tide. B) Breaker tide. C) Rip tide. D) Neap tide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring tide. 59. What changes an item into something new? A) Food. B) Walking. C) Recycling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling. 60. The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ..... boundary? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of the above. 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