Class 7 Geography Chapter 3 Our Changing Earth Quiz 8 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the process of sedimentation?
2. ..... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust.
3. The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
4. The process by which sediment comes to rest in water or other low-lying areas.
5. A seamount is a
6. Which is the biggest desert in the world?
7. What is the importance of studying fossils?
8. What type of earth movements are associated with the movement of molten magma?
9. An extrusive rock is an
10. What type of landforms are created by glaciers as they bulldoze soil and stones to expose solid rock below?
11. In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in
12. 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
13. What is important to know about this chapter?
14. Tectonic plates move because of
15. Which of the following is NOT exogenic force
16. From the Earth's crust toward the inner core, pressure and temperature-
17. What rocks are formed when hot melted rock (magma/lava) cools?
18. Which layer is the hot layer of melted rock?
19. The circular movement of molten magma is associated with which forces?
20. When the Lithospheric plates move, the surface of the earth vibrates, called
21. The type of boundary where plates move apart; under the ocean this causes magma to rise up, cool, and form ridges or new sea floor
22. The Richter scale was Invented in
23. Which is the origin of the seismic energy?
24. What term is used for the forces that cause changes on the surface of the earth?
25. Which of these things cause weathering?