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

Answer the questions.

1. Limestone changes into ______.
2. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
3. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
4. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
5. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
6. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
7. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
8. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
9. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
10. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.

Answer the questions.

1. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
2. Which instrument records earthquakes?
3. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
4. A large bend in a river is a ______.
5. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
6. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
7. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
8. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
9. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Name two permanent winds.
2. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
3. Which instrument measures rainfall?
4. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
5. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
6. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
7. Which instrument measures air pressure?
8. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
9. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
10. What mainly causes tides?

Answer the questions.

1. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
2. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
3. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
4. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
5. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
6. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
7. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
8. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
9. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
10. Coniferous forests are also called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
2. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
3. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
4. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
5. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
6. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
7. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
8. Who built the Taj Mahal?
9. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
10. Who wrote the Akbarnama?

Answer the questions.

1. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
2. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
3. Who founded Sikhism?
4. Kabir was a famous saint of the ______ movement.
5. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
6. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
7. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
8. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
9. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?
10. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.

Answer the questions.

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