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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
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. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
7. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
8. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
9. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
10. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
2. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
3. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
4. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
5. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
6. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
7. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
8. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
9. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
10. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded Sikhism?
2. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
3. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
4. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
5. Kabir was a famous saint of the ______ movement.
6. Who founded the Maratha kingdom?
7. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
8. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?
9. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
10. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?

Answer the questions.

1. Who makes laws for a state?
2. Who heads the state government?
3. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
4. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
5. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
6. What is a public service?
7. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
8. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
9. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
10. Name two kinds of media.