Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 28 (25 MCQs)

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1. ..... are formed by two convergent plates colliding and forcing each other upwards.
2. ..... Pressure is associated with cloudy skies and wet weather and ..... pressure is associated with clear and sunny skies.
3. What is erosion?
4. Which of the following is an active volcano?
5. The volcanoes located in the Ring of Fire are caused by
6. The region formed by the top layer of the mantel and the crust is called the
7. When Earth's plates slide or bump into each other causing the beneath the surface to shake it is called
8. Rocks that have formed due to layers of sediment cemented together are called-
9. What do we call the individual streams that form when a river breaks up into several smaller channels?
10. A U-shaped Valley is formed by a-
11. What do we call the forces that cause changes within the earth's interior?
12. In how many MAJOR plates is the lithosphere divided
13. The earth movements are divided on the basis of the ..... which cause them to move
14. When the lithospheric plates move, the surface of the earth vibrates, this is called
15. The lithosphere is broken in to a number of plates known as
16. What is the flat fertile area formed by the deposition of sediments along a river's banks called?
17. The process by which rocks are broken down by natural forces is known as
18. Jet planes flying in the sky leave a ..... trail behind them
19. The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called .....
20. Geological features on the continents, such as mountain ranges and ocean trenches, are caused by-
21. What is the process of wearing away of landscape by different agents like water, wind, and ice known as?
22. The Ring of Fire is another name for the Circum-Pacific Belt, the most seismically active region in the world.
23. Which wave is also known as the surface wave
24. What are the structures formed by wind-deposited sand that resemble hills called?
25. Which of the following is a natural disaster caused by sudden earth movements?