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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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