This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 15 Some Natural Phenomena – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 15 Some Natural Phenomena Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A major earthquake occurred on 26th January 2001 in which part of India? A) Tur (Kashmir). B) Mumbai. C) Guwahati. D) Bhuj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhuj. 2. What is Natural Phenomena? A) Changes that occur in the body. B) Changes that occur in nature without direct human intervention. C) Are those take a long time to regenerate. D) Changes that occur in nature with direct human intervention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changes that occur in nature without direct human intervention. 3. An object is electrically neutral if: A) Protons are greater than neutrons. B) Neutrons are greater than Electrons. C) If Neutrons and Protons are the same. D) If Protons and Electrons are the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If Protons and Electrons are the same. 4. How many charges are gained by rubbing two objects A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 5. The earthquake under a sea is called ..... A) Storm. B) Flood. C) Thunder. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tsunami. 6. When did Benjamin Franklin did his famous kite experiment? A) APRIL 1789. B) OCTOBER 1756. C) JUNE 1752. D) JANUARY 1795. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JUNE 1752. 7. ..... is a graphical record of the intensity of waves A) Seismograph. B) Earthquake chart. C) Focal Depth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake chart. 8. What Did Ancient Greeks Thought About Lightning? A) They thought that lightning was the weapon of the god of lighting Zeus. B) It was a sign that Thor is coming. C) They thought that it was sign of something bad. D) None Of The Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They thought that lightning was the weapon of the god of lighting Zeus. 9. What is Lightning? A) Electric Discharge. B) Wires in the Sky falling. C) Wrath of Gods. D) All of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric Discharge. 10. Electric charges generated by rubbing are A) Dangerous. B) Static. C) Hot. D) Meek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Static. 11. What is earthing A) Transferring charges to Earth. B) Protecting the switches so they don't blast. C) Collecting charges from earth. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transferring charges to Earth. 12. How can a build up of charge whilst refuelling a petrol tank be avoided? A) Use plastic hoses. B) Attach an earth wire. C) Use a plastic fuel tank. D) Re-fuel whilst wearing rubber boots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attach an earth wire. 13. The shock waves produced by an earthquake travel A) Along the surface. B) Deep inside the earth. C) Only in the air. D) Both, one the surface and inside the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both, one the surface and inside the earth. 14. There are ..... types of waves A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 15. Earthquake is a natural destructive phenomenon. A) Not mentioned. B) True. C) False. D) Partially true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. In which of the following processes is physical contact not required? A) Friction. B) Induction. C) Conduction. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Induction. 17. A natural phenomena that is not predictable by scienentist? A) Lightning. B) Earthquake. C) Thunder storm. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake. 18. We should not do this during earthquake. A) Take a shelter in the tall building. B) Cover your head with a pillow. C) Run away to an open space. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take a shelter in the tall building. 19. Any object can be charged by which of the following method? A) Friction. B) Contact. C) Induction. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 20. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, it acquires ..... charge. A) Negative. B) Positively. C) Neutral. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 21. The gas which absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun is A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Ozone. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone. 22. In an Electroscope, what happens when a charged body is brought in contact with the paper clip? A) The same charges are acquired, so, the Strips converge. B) The same charges are acquired, so, the Strips Diverge. C) Different charges are acquired, so, the Strips converge. D) Different charges are acquired, so, the Strips diverge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The same charges are acquired, so, the Strips Diverge. 23. In the core of the earth there is ..... A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Soil. D) Option a. and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma. 24. Which of the following is to do done during lightning? A) Convey your fears to your friends through a wired telegraph. B) Watch Television. C) Play in the park situated in the top of a hill. D) Sit in a squat position on the peak of a high hill. E) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of These. 25. Lightning is always followed by A) Thunder. B) Rain. C) Snowfall. D) Cyclone. 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