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Ahlcon International School Science Revision Worksheet Class 8 Chapter: Some Natural Phenomena

This document contains a science revision worksheet for Class 8 students covering the chapter on natural phenomena. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions about topics like lightning rods, static electricity, earthquakes, and seismic zones. Some sample questions ask about safe places during thunderstorms, the purpose of lightning rods, and definitions of terms like seismic zones and Richter scale measurements. It concludes with a "facts on my fingertips" multiple choice quiz about these concepts.

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Ahlcon International School Science Revision Worksheet Class 8 Chapter: Some Natural Phenomena

This document contains a science revision worksheet for Class 8 students covering the chapter on natural phenomena. It includes multiple choice and short answer questions about topics like lightning rods, static electricity, earthquakes, and seismic zones. Some sample questions ask about safe places during thunderstorms, the purpose of lightning rods, and definitions of terms like seismic zones and Richter scale measurements. It concludes with a "facts on my fingertips" multiple choice quiz about these concepts.

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AHLCON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SCIENCE REVISION WORKSHEET


CLASS 8
CHAPTER: SOME NATURAL PHENOMENA

Q 1. At what place the lightning rod is placed in the building in order to protect from
lightning? ……………………………………
Q 2.What happens when glassrod is rubbed with silk?
Q 3.How earthing protects the building?
Q 4.Write some safe places during thunderstorm.
Q 5.State True or False:
a. Bathing outdoors should be avoided during thunderstorm.
b. Only one type of charge is generated by rubbing two objects.
c. We can predict the occurrence of an earthquake.
Q 6. What are seismic or fault zones?
Q 7. List three reasons responsible for an earthquake occurrence.
Q 9.Write one advantage of lightning.
Q 10. Fill in the blanks:
a. Instrument used to measure earthquake is called…………………………….
b. On Richter scale the …………………. ………of an earthquake is measured.
c. The earthquake in the ocean can cause a natural disaster called…………..
Q 11. What is electric discharge? Give two examples of electric discharge.
FACTS ON MY FINGERTIPS:
1. Which place is safe during lightning?
(A) Inside house. (B) Under tree. (C) Open place. (D) Open vehicles.

2. Name the place where the major earthquake had occurred on 26th January 2001.
(A) Uri (B) Bhuj (C) Tangdhar (D) Latur

3.The uppermost layer of the earth is called


(A) The mental (B) The inner-core (C) The outer core (D) The crust

4.The fragments of the crust are called


(A) The plate (B) The plane (C) The zone (D) The danger zone

5.A gold leaf electroscope can be used


(A) Only to detect a charge. (B) Only to find the nature of charge.
(C) Only to measure the charge. (D) To detect, measure and find the nature of the
charge.

6.The weak points on the earth's crust where earthquakes are likely to occur are called
(A) Plates. (B) Weak zones. (C) Danger zones. (D) Tectonic plates.

7.Which of the following does not cause an earthquake?


(A) Volcanic activities. (B) Nuclear explosion. (C) Collapse of mines. (D) Lightning.
8.What is the S.I. unit of charge?
(A) Coulomb (B) Newton (C) Pascal (D) Ampere

9.The bottom part of lightning conductor is made up of:


(A) Aluminium (B) Copper (C) Nickel (D) Silver

10.Sudden shaking of earth is called:


(A) Lightning. (B) Earthing. (C) Earthquake. (D) Tsunami.

11.The ……….. produces waves on earth.


(A) Tsunami. (B) Lightning. (C) Earthquake. (D) Tremors.

12.The waves produced by tremors called:


(A) Seismic waves. (B) Tsunami waves. (C) Tremor waves. (D) Zone wave.

13.The instrument used to record seismic waves called:


(A) Electroscope. (B) Seismograph. (C) Seismoscope. (D) None of these.

14.Interaction between two charged balloon is


(A) Attraction. (B) Repulsion. (C) Some times attraction and some times repulsion. (D)
None.

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