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Class 9 Shaping of the Earth’s Surface worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Earth’s layers, plate tectonics and boundaries, weathering and erosion, landforms of rivers, glaciers, wind, waves and groundwater. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The three main layers of the Earth are the crust, the mantle and the:
- troposphere
- lithosphere only
- ozone
- core
Answer
(d) core
- 2.
Which describes the lithosphere?
- the rigid crust and upper mantle, broken into plates
- the solid, densest centre
- a fluid layer of iron and nickel
- the thick, mostly solid hot layer
Answer
(a) the rigid crust and upper mantle, broken into plates
- 3.
Which agent forms a delta?
- waves
- groundwater
- glacier
- running water
Answer
(d) running water
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Answer
Convection currents in the mantle, as hot material rises and cool material sinks.
- 5.
Which agent forms each? (a) a meander (b) a moraine
Answer
(a) running water (b) glacier
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe the three kinds of plate boundaries with an example of each.
Answer
Convergent: plates meet, forming the Himalaya; divergent: plates move apart, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; transform: plates slide past, as at the San Andreas Fault.
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