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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
2. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
3. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
4. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
5. Who built the Taj Mahal?
6. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
7. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
8. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
9. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
10. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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