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. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
3. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
4. Limestone changes into ______.
5. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
6. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
7. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
8. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
9. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
10. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
2. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
3. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
4. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
5. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
6. Name an animal of the tundra.
7. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
8. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
9. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
10. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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