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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. A large bend in a river is a ______.
2. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
3. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
4. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
5. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
6. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
7. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
8. Rivers of ice are called ______.
9. Which instrument records earthquakes?
10. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
2. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
3. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
4. Who built the Taj Mahal?
5. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
6. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
7. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
8. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
9. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
10. Who began building the Qutb Minar?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
2. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
3. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
4. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
5. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
6. Who makes laws for a state?
7. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
8. Who heads the state government?
9. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
10. What is a public service?