Social science (SST) worksheets for Class 7 — with answers

Answer the questions.

1. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
2. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.
3. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
4. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
5. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
6. Name the three layers of the Earth.
7. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
8. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
9. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
10. Limestone changes into ______.

Answer the questions.

1. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
2. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
3. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
4. A large bend in a river is a ______.
5. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
6. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
7. Rivers of ice are called ______.
8. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
9. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
10. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument measures air pressure?
2. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
3. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
4. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
5. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
6. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
7. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
8. Which instrument measures rainfall?
9. Name two permanent winds.
10. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?

Answer the questions.

1. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
2. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
3. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
4. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
5. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
6. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
7. Name an animal of the tundra.
8. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
9. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
10. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
2. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
3. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
4. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
5. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
6. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
7. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
8. Who built the Taj Mahal?
9. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
10. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?

Answer the questions.

1. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
2. Who founded the Maratha kingdom?
3. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
4. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
5. Kabir was a famous saint of the ______ movement.
6. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
7. The dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya is in ______.
8. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
9. Who founded Sikhism?
10. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?

Answer the questions.

1. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
2. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
3. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
4. Who heads the state government?
5. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
6. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
7. Name two kinds of media.
8. What is a public service?
9. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
10. Who makes laws for a state?