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NCERT · Class 7

NCERT Class 7 Science: Chapter List and Official PDFs

All 12 chapters of the NCERT Class 7 Science textbook(s), with the section headings of each chapter and a link to the official PDF on ncert.nic.in. Open a chapter to see what it covers.

12 chapters

Curiosity: Textbook of Science for Grade 7

Chapter 1: The Ever-Evolving World of Science
  • The Ever-Evolving World of Science
  • Looking ahead: an overview of the chapters of Grade 7
  • 1.1 Happy Exploring!

Official NCERT PDF (English) · हिंदी माध्यम PDF

Chapter 2: Exploring Substances: Acidic, Basic, and Neutral
  • 2.1 Nature — Our Science Laboratory
  • 2.2 What Happens When Acidic Substances Mix with Basic Substances?
  • 2.3 Neutralisation in Daily Life
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 3: Electricity: Circuits and their Components
  • Activity 3.1: Let us explore
  • 3.2.1 Electric cell
  • 3.3 Circuit Diagrams
  • 3.4 Electrical Conductors and Insulators
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning
  • Science and society

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Chapter 4: The World of Metals and Non-metals
  • 4.1 Properties of Materials
  • 4.2 Effect of Air and Water on Metals: Iron
  • 4.4 Substances that Behave Differently from Metals in Air and Water
  • 4.5 Are Non-metals Essential in Everyday Life?
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 5: Changes Around Us: Physical and Chemical
  • Activity 5.1: Let us think and reflect
  • Activity 5.2: Let us create and discuss
  • Activity 5.3: Let us explore
  • Activity 5.4: Let us experiment
  • 5.3 Some Other Processes Involving Chemical Changes
  • 5.4 Can Physical and Chemical Changes Occur in the Same Process?
  • 5.5 Are Changes Permanent?
  • 5.6 Are All Changes Desirable?
  • 5.7 Some Slow Natural Changes
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 6: Adolescence: A Stage of Growth and Change
  • 6.1 Growing With Age: The Teenage Years
  • 6.2 Changes that Indicate Reproductive Capability
  • 6.3 Emotional and Behavioural Changes in Adolescents
  • 6.4 Making Adolescence a Joyful Experience
  • 6.5 The ‘Why’ Question for Adolescence
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 7: Heat Transfer in Nature
  • 7.1 Conduction of Heat
  • 7.2 Convection
  • 7.3 Radiation
  • 7.4 Water Cycle
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 8: Measurement of Time and Motion
  • 8.1 Measurement of Time
  • 8.2 Slow or Fast
  • 8.3 Speed
  • 8.4 Uniform and Non-uniform Linear Motion
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning
  • Fascinating facts

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Chapter 9: Life Processes in Animals
  • 9.1 Nutrition in Animals
  • 9.2 Respiration in Animals
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 10: Life Processes in Plants
  • 10.1 How Do Plants Grow?
  • 10.2 How Do Plants Get Food for their Growth?
  • 10.3 Transport in Plants
  • 10.4 Do Plants Respire?
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Chapter 11: Light: Shadows and Reflections
  • 11.1 Sources of Light
  • 11.2 Does Light Travel in a Straight Line?
  • 11.3 Light through Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Materials
  • 11.4 Shadow Formation
  • 11.5 Reflection of Light
  • 11.6 Images Formed in a Plane Mirror
  • 11.7 Pinhole Camera
  • 11.8 Making Some Useful Items
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning
  • Fascinating facts

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Chapter 12: Earth, Moon, and the Sun
  • 12.1 Rotation of the Earth
  • 12.2 Revolution of the Earth
  • 12.3 Eclipses
  • In a Nutshell
  • Let us enhance our learning

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Free sample questions

Three sample questions with answers. Full explanations — and the rest of the question bank — are free to read after you sign up.

Q1. Two cells are placed in a torch to form a battery that makes the lamp glow. How are the cells arranged?

  1. Positive terminal of one cell connected to the negative terminal of the next
  2. Positive terminals of both cells connected together
  3. Negative terminals of both cells connected together
  4. Cells kept apart without any connection
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Correct answer: A. Positive terminal of one cell connected to the negative terminal of the next

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Q2. In the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night occur around:

  1. 21 June
  2. 22 December
  3. 21 March
  4. 23 September
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Correct answer: B. 22 December

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Q3. Which of the following is a physical change?

  1. Rusting of an iron nail
  2. Crushing a piece of chalk into powder
  3. Burning of a magnesium ribbon in air
  4. Blowing air into lime water until it turns milky
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Correct answer: B. Crushing a piece of chalk into powder

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Chapter lists follow the NCERT textbooks as available to us; textbooks are revised from time to time, so confirm on ncert.nic.in.

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