DPSG-CRT-S.

SC-VII-5-DPSGV

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad, Vasundhara

Subject: Social Science
Class-VII
Chapter-2 Inside our Earth
I. Tick correct answer:
1. The deepest mine in the world is in:
a. South America
b. Australia
c. Asia
d. Africa
2 The uppermost layer over the earth is called:
a. sial
b. crust
c. sima
d. silica
3. Sedimentary word is derived from Latin word:
a. sial
b. crust
c. sima
d. silica
4. Igneous rocks are of two type intrusive and:
a. extensive rock
b. extrusive rock
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
5. Fossils are the dead remains of:
a. plants
b. animals
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
6. Sandstone is example of:
a. Igneous
b. lithosphere
c. atmosphere
d. none of the above
7. The process of transformation of the rock from one to another is known as:
a. transfusion
b. natural cycle
c. rock cycle
d. none of the above
8. Among the following mineral used as fuel is:
a. gold
b. aluminum
c. coal
d. uranium
9. The radius of earth is:
a. 6371 km
b. 6001km
c. 7367 km
d. 3767 km
10. Limestone changes itself into:
a. slate
b. marble
c. sandstone
d. none of the above
III Answer the following questions briefly:
11. Draw a diagram of the interior of the earth.
12. List out the main mineral constituents of the continental mass.
13. Define rock. What are three major types of rocks ?
14. Distinguish between intrusive and extrusive igneous.
15. Define sediments. Which type of rocks are formed by them?
IV. Answer the following question in detail:
16. Explain the process of the rock cycle with diagram.
17. What is a mineral? Which are the different types of minerals?
18. Explain how rocks are useful to us .
19. Creative- Collect pictures of some monuments and find out which are the rocks
used to build them.
20. Societal- What are the minerals found in your state? How do they help in the
economy of your state?

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