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

Answer the questions.

1. Limestone changes into ______.
2. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.
3. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
4. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
5. Name the three layers of the Earth.
6. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
7. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
8. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
9. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
10. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.

Answer the questions.

1. Rivers of ice are called ______.
2. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
3. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
4. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
5. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
6. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
7. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
8. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
9. Which instrument records earthquakes?
10. A large bend in a river is a ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
2. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
3. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
4. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
5. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
6. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
7. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
8. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
9. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
10. Who built the Taj Mahal?

Answer the questions.

1. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
2. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
3. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
4. Who founded Sikhism?
5. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
6. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
7. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
8. Who founded the Maratha kingdom?
9. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
10. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.

Answer the questions.

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