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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
2. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
3. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
4. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
5. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
6. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
7. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
8. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
9. Name an animal of the tundra.
10. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
2. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
3. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
4. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
5. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
6. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
7. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
8. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
9. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
10. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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