CESAR E.

VERGARA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Lagare, Cabanatuan City

PRE-TEST
SCIENCE 7

Name : Score:

Section: Date:

I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What do you call the series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions?
A. Observation B. Scientific Method C. Hypothesis D. Experiment

2. In science, an educated guess is called a/an

A. Conclusion B. Observation C. Hypothesis D. Question

3. Which of these is the smallest particle?

A. An atom B. A molecule C. An element D. A speck of dust

4. A pure substance which atoms are of the same type is called

A. Mixture B. Compound C. Element D. All of the Above

5. Which of the following is a compound?

A. Wood B. Iron C. Water D. Air

6. A substance containing two or more elements chemically bonded together is considered a(n):
A. mixture B. atom C. alloy D. compound

7. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

A. oil and water B. sand and water C. halo-halo D. air

8. This type of mixture contains two or more substances that are visibly distinguishable.
A. homogeneous B. heterogeneous C. solution D. suspension

9. A substance which consists of two or more elements which have been combined chemically is called ____.
A. element B. compound C. mixture D. atom

10. Select the term that describes the smallest particle of a compound that can exist and still retain the characteristic chemical
properties of a substance.
A. molecule B. atom C. electron D. nucleus

11. Which of the following turns litmus to blue?

A. Acid B. Base C. Salts D. All

12. ______________ describes how well the substance can be hammered into sheets.
A. Malleability B. Conductivity C. Ductility D. Luster

13. Which of the following is the part of the microscope that illuminates the specimen?
A. Light Source B. Diaphragm C. Stage D. Ocular

14. When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the ___.
A. low objective lens B. medium objective lens C. high objective lens D. super high power lens

15. The ___________ is the basic unit of life.

A. Organ B. cell C. atom D. tissue

16. What two parts of the cell are different between an animal and a plant cell
A. cell wall and nucleus C. cell wall and chloroplast
B. nucleus and cell membrane D. mitochondria and chloroplast

17. Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.

 A. All non-living things are made of cells C. All cells come from pre-existing cells
B. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things

18. Which of the following shows the beneficial use of microorganism?

A. fungus causes ringworm or athlete's foot on the skin C. bacteria cause Strep Throat
B. mold used to create the medicine Penicillin (antibiotic) D. algae causes Red Tide

19. Creates the greatest diversity, & therefore the ability to survive changing environments is
A. sexual reproduction B. cloning C. asexual reproduction D. fragmentation

20. Process in which a sperm cell is joined with an egg cell is called ___.
A. Zygote B. fertilization C. implantation D. ovulation

21. What is a biotic factor?

A. Anything that is living, or once living C. anything that is not alive
B. something that you see in a store D. none of the above.

22. A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome.
This is an example of what type of relationship?
A. Predator-Prey C. Commensalism
B. Mutualism D. Parasitism

23. If humans cleared a forest to build homes, we would expect _____________.

A. fewer tree-dwelling animals C. more development of soil
B. increased insect populations D. more frequent thunderstorms

24. _________ threatens the stability of our entire planet's ecosystem.

A. Organisms B. Pollution C. Species D. Water

25. How can you tell if an object is in motion?

A. The object will look different C. I'll be able to see the forces
B. It will remain in the same position D. Its position will change in relation to other objects

26. Which of these express a vector quantity?

A. 10kg B. 10kg to the north C. 10 m/s D. 10 m/s to the east

27. What is this object doing?

A. speeding up C. slowing down
B. C. not moving D. moving at a constant velocity

28. What is transferred by the movement of waves?

A. Matter B. Energy C. Water D. Nothing

29. What type of wave can travel without a medium? It can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
A. Mechanical B. Electromagnetic C. Longitudinal D. Seismic

30. The distance between two consecutive wavefronts is

A. a wavelength. B. a ray. C. a frequency. D. the intensity.

31. Pitch of a sound depends on

A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Wave length D. Velocity

32. When Prof. Snape yells his name in a cave, the sound reflects off the walls of the cave and travels back to his ears. What
is this called?
A. Refraction B. amplitude C. pitch D. echo

33. Human hearing is between about:

A. zero and 10 000 hertz B. 15 000 and 20 000 Hz C. 20 000 and 25 000 decibels

34. Which type of electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

A. Ultraviolet B. visible light C. infrared D. microwaves
35. Which of these describes how light travels through an empty space?
A. It travels straight but may change direction to avoid objects.
B. It changes direction often even if there are no objects.
C. It comes to a stop after it travels a certain distance.
D. It travels in a straight line without stopping.

36. What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
A. Conduction B. Radiation C. Convection D. Density

37. This method charges an object by rubbing.

A. conduction B. induction C. friction D. static discharge

38. Earthing is necessary to give protection against

A. Danger of electric shock C. Overloading
B. Voltage fluctuation D. High temperature of the conductors

39. Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
A. Cardinal Direction B. South C. North D. Equator

40. Philippines, China, Japan are located in which continent?

A. Europe B. Asia C. Africa D. Antarctica

41. One of Earth's materials, _____, is a mixture of decomposed organic matter and two other types of Earth's materials,
_____.
A. minerals; soil and broken down rock C. soil; broken down rock and minerals
B. soil; water and minerals D. rocks; soil and minerals.

42. What is a renewable resource?

A. A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles
B. A resource that exists in a finite amount
C. A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished

43. Why is the increase of greenhouse gases a big issue?

A. It causes climate change and increase in the global temperature
B. It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses
C. It leads to more factories
D. It causes a major decrease in people

44. What are the causes of man made air pollution and natural air pollution respectively?
A. Waste incinerators and forest fires C. Cycling and forest fires
B. Swimming and wind erosion D. Hurricanes and power plant emissions

45. What does I.T.C.Z stands for?

A. Intercontinental Convergence Zone C. Inter-tropical Concurrence Zone
B. Inter-tropical Convergence Zone D. International Convergence Zone

46. What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes

A. wind speed B. amount of rain fall C. strength of winds D. place they originate

47. Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

A. distance from the sun C. rotation of the earth
B. change in solar output D. tilt of the earth's axis

48. What does the southwest monsoon bring the Philippines?

A. cold and dry air B. cold and humid C. dry season D. wet season

49. When does a lunar eclipse occur?

A. At night C. When the moon's shadow is on the earth
B. When the moon comes between the sun and earth D. During the day

50. True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.
A. True B. False