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

Answer the questions.

1. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
2. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
3. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
4. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
5. Limestone changes into ______.
6. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.
7. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
8. Name the three layers of the Earth.
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 instrument records earthquakes?
2. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
3. Rivers of ice are called ______.
4. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
5. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
6. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
7. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
8. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
9. A large bend in a river is a ______.
10. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
2. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
3. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
4. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
5. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
6. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
7. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
8. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
9. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
10. Who built the Taj Mahal?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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