RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA EXTENSION

PRACTICE WORKSHEET NO. 2 (AY 2021-22)

CLASS- VIII
Chapter- Surviving the Natural Disasters

Date: _ .07.2021 Subject: Design Thinking

Name: ___________ Roll no. ____

Define:

1.hurricane
2.eyewitness
3.recycling
4.primary succession
5.secondary succession
6.flash flood
7.meteorologist,
8.volcanologist
9.paramedic
10.survival pack,
11.space blanke

RIS/NE/21-22/Cl-8/ WS-2
Write the correct word to complete the sentence-
1. The beginning of a river is called as………….
2. Water usually flows quickest in the ………..of the river.
3. When two rivers of almost equal size join, it is called as……
4. A………is a bend or curve in the river.
5. A………is a barrier built across a river to control the flow of water.
6. A small river that flows in to a bigger river is called a…….
7. The ground that the river flows across is called the………
8. Soil and rocks are ……. By the river’s flow and ……..further down.
9. When a river flows over a steep edge, a …….is created.
10. In an estuary, the river meets the sea and the water is…….

Answer Key
1. Source, 2. Upper course, 3. Confluence, 4. Meander, 5.dam,
6. Tributary, 7. River bank, 8. Eroded / deposited, 9. Water fall,
10. Brackish water

RIS/NE/21-22/Cl-8/ WS-2
RIS/NE/21-22/Cl-8/ WS-2