Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Understanding the Weather
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does temperature measure? [1]
(A) How hot or cold the air is
(B) Water vapour amount
(C) Wind speed
(D) Air weight
2. What does humidity measure? [1]
(A) Water vapour in the air
(B) Temperature
(C) Wind direction
(D) Air pressure
3. What describes wind? [1]
(A) Speed and direction
(B) Only temperature
(C) Only humidity
(D) Only pressure
4. What is precipitation? [1]
(A) Water falling from the sky, like rain or snow
(B) Only wind
(C) Only temperature
(D) Only pressure
5. What does precipitation help replenish? [1]
(A) Water sources
(B) Nothing
(C) Only air
(D) Only soil
6. What is air pressure? [1]
(A) The weight of air pressing on Earth's surface
(B) Only temperature
(C) Only wind speed
(D) Only humidity
7. What does low air pressure often bring? [1]
(A) Rain
(B) Clear skies always
(C) No weather change
(D) Only wind
8. What does high air pressure often bring? [1]
(A) Clear skies
(B) Rain always
(C) No weather change
(D) Only snow
9. What does a thermometer measure? [1]
(A) Temperature
(B) Rainfall
(C) Wind speed
(D) Air pressure
10. What does a rain gauge measure? [1]
(A) Rainfall amount
(B) Temperature
(C) Wind speed
(D) Air pressure
11. What does an anemometer measure? [1]
(A) Wind speed
(B) Temperature
(C) Rainfall
(D) Air pressure
12. What does a barometer measure? [1]
(A) Air pressure
(B) Temperature
(C) Rainfall
(D) Wind speed
13. What helps predict fair or stormy weather? [1]
(A) Barometer readings
(B) Only a thermometer
(C) Only a rain gauge
(D) Nothing
14. What do weather stations do? [1]
(A) Collect data from multiple instruments
(B) Only guess the weather
(C) Ignore weather patterns
(D) Nothing useful
15. What is weather data used for? [1]
(A) Creating forecasts and tracking climate patterns
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only for decoration
(D) Only for entertainment
16. Why record weather data over long periods? [1]
(A) To study climate trends and change
(B) No reason
(C) Only for one day's use
(D) It's not useful