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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
2. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
3. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
4. Which instrument records earthquakes?
5. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
6. A large bend in a river is a ______.
7. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
8. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
9. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
10. Rivers of ice are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
2. Which instrument measures rainfall?
3. Which instrument measures air pressure?
4. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
5. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
6. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
7. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
8. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
9. What mainly causes tides?
10. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.

Answer the questions.

1. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
2. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
3. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
4. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
5. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
6. Name an animal of the tundra.
7. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
8. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
9. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
10. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
2. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
3. Who built the Taj Mahal?
4. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
5. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
6. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
7. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
8. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
9. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
10. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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