This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 15 Some Natural Phenomena – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 15 Some Natural Phenomena Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the development of thunderstorm, the charges accumulate near the upper edges of the cloud is- A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 2. By convention, the charge acquired by glass rod when it is rubbed with a silk cloth is A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Either positive or negative. D) No charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 3. Name the device used to detect charged bodies A) Tester. B) Glass rod. C) Electroscope. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electroscope. 4. The earth's plate responsible for causing earthquakes is A) The crust of the earth. B) The mantle of the earth. C) The inner core of the earth. D) The outer core of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crust of the earth. 5. Static electricity is the electricity in which A) Charges are in motion. B) Charges are at rest. C) Both the options. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charges are at rest. 6. If lighting occurs, the lightning conductor provides the route for the electric charges to pass safety into the ground thus preventing damage to the building. This is called ..... A) Electrocution. B) Insulation. C) Earthing. D) Thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthing. 7. Name the resin which uses spark A) Gum. B) Amber. C) Bot A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amber. 8. Electric charge can be transferred from a charged object to another through A) A metal conductor. B) An insulator. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A metal conductor. 9. Which of the following is a safe place during lightning? A) A closed car. B) A house. C) A bus. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Electric current is to be passed from one body to another. For this purpose, the two bodies must be joined by A) Cotton thread. B) Plastic string. C) Copper wire. D) Rubber band. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper wire. 11. Lightning occurs when charges are: A) Both positive. B) Both negative. C) One negative and one positive. D) Both neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One negative and one positive. 12. The point where the shock-waves of an earthquake originate is called A) Epicenter. B) Focal depth. C) Seismic focus. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic focus. 13. What Are The Things We Shouldn't Do In Lighting? A) Stand Under Long Trees. B) Stand Under Short Trees. C) Don't Open your car window. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stand Under Long Trees. 14. Lightning is caused by the accumulation of charges A) On the ground. B) In the clouds. C) On the ground and in the clouds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the clouds. 15. Which force helps in holding the electrons in the outer orbit of the atom??? A) Nuclear force. B) Gravitational Force. C) Frictional Force. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 16. During lightening actually ..... takes place A) Electric discharge. B) Electric charging. C) Electric charge accumulation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric discharge. 17. What is the best thing to do during a thunderstorm? A) Stay indoors. B) Wear dark glasses and watch it. C) Stay close to metal fence. D) Stand on an open terrace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stay indoors. 18. The collision of plates gives rise to ..... waves. A) Acoustic. B) Seismic. C) Thermal. D) Oceanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic. 19. A negatively-charged object will attract A) Only negatively charged objects. B) Only positively charged objects. C) Both positively charged objects and neutral objects. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both positively charged objects and neutral objects. 20. Which of the following protects us from electric shocks in buildings due to leakage of electrical charge? A) Fuse. B) Lightning conductor. C) Earthing. D) Mains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthing. 21. Which of the following is not likely to cause Tsunami? A) A major nuclear explosion undersea. B) Earthquake. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lightning. 22. Similar charges A) Attract each other. B) Repel each other. C) Neither attract nor repel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repel each other. 23. A lightning conductor usually has a rod made of A) Copper. B) Glass. C) Pastic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper. 24. A body is said to be discharged when: A) Lighting hits person. B) If body loses energy to Earth. C) If there is earthquake. D) It is in electroscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If body loses energy to Earth. 25. When a glass rod is rubbed with the piece of silk cloth the rod A) Clothes become positive charge. B) Becomes positive charge while the cloth have negative charge. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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