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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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